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noun
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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- (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
- (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
- (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
adj
- (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- having hills and crags
- containing many mountains
- like a mountain in size and impressiveness
adj
- Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
- (informal) Very bad, poor.
- Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
- causing misery or pain or distress
- causing physical or psychological pain
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
- causing physical discomfort
noun
- A formidable difficulty.
- (materials science, physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
- (psychologically, emotionally, or biologically) Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
- the property of being big and strong
- impressive difficulty
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- enduring strength and energy
adj
- Of a task: laborious, tedious, troublesome; hence, needing concentration to understand; intricate.
- Of a person: having a dejected or serious appearance or mood; dour, gloomy, moody, morose, sullen.
- of a person: patient, stoic, tolerant, resolute
- Chiefly of rain: without pause or stop; continuous, incessant.
- Of weather: dreary, gloomy (cold, overcast, rainy, etc.).
- Extending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.
- Bleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable.
- Not enjoyable or interesting; boring, dull.
- Slow, sluggish; specifically, of a person: tending to delay or procrastinate (especially when paying for something).
- suitably serious or solemn
noun
noun
- something outstandingly difficult
- something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
- (slang) A punch on the nose.
- One who snorts.
- (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
- (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
- (nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
adj
- Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
- Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
- requiring precise accuracy
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- severe and unremitting in making demands
verb
noun
- A task.
- An economic role for which a person is paid.
- (UK, slang, law enforcement, uncountable) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
- (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
- (colloquial) A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
- Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
- (in noun compounds) A sex act.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
- A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
- (informal) A robbery or heist.
- the performance of a piece of work
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- the responsibility to do something
- a crime (especially a robbery)
- a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
- a workplace; as in the expression ‘on the job’
- (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
- a damaging piece of work
- an object worked on; a result produced by working
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
verb
- (transitive) To pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
- To hire or let in periods of service.
- (transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
- (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
- (intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
- (intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss, usually in a demeaning or submissive manner.
- (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
- (transitive, now Australia) To hit (someone) with a quick, sharp punch; to jab.
- (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
- work occasionally
- invest at a risk
- arranged for contracted work to be done by others
- profit privately from public office and official business
noun
- a task to be dealt with
- an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
- (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- the act of making a proposal
- (countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
- (grammar) A complete sentence.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
- (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
- (informal) A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
- Misspelling of preposition.
- (countable, mathematics, philosophy) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
verb
adj
- (figuratively) Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty; Herculean.
- Of or relating to the Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
- Having to do with the Amazon River in South America, and its surrounding region.
- (informal, uncommon) Of or relating to Amazon.com, Inc..
- Of or relating to the most recent Martian geological time period.
- (figuratively) Of a woman, very tall, strong and athletic.
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- having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
- (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
- The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.
- The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
- (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
- (not comparable) The same in one or more respects.
noun
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- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be identical or equivalent to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
- (copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.
- (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
- (transitive) To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
verb
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise up
- increase in volume
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- To attain a higher status.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- To move upwards.
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
noun
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
noun
- The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
- The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from 18th c.]
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
- The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
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- The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
- The act of turning to face in the other direction.
- A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
- (art) A series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles.
- (music) The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.
- (US, historical) Synonym of goback.
- (music) A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
- A reversal of policy.
- (film) A contractual provision by which, if the studio elects to abandon a film project, the producer has a limited period in which to sell it elsewhere.
- The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.
- (broadcasting) The relaying of a satellite signal.
- (aviation, aerospace) Preparations for takeoff, such as loading and servicing.
- act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
- an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
- turning in the opposite direction
- time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
verb
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
adj
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
adv
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
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noun
- (rare) A long and imposing series of mindless but necessary tasks.
- (informal) Something presenting itself in a fanciful and showy, often unrealistic manner, especially when intended to impress and confuse.
- Ambiguous or meaningless language.
- Empty and tiresome speculation.
- any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
noun
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A bid to overcome something.
- (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
- a call to engage in a contest or fight
- a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
verb
- (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
- (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
- (transitive) To dare (someone).
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- issue a challenge to
- take exception to
noun
- An assigned task.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- (historical) A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
- (uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- (uncommon, zoology) A group of moles.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- (nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
- To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
- To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
- (transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
- (nautical) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
- (intransitive) To toil, to work.
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- work hard
- undergo the efforts of childbirth
adj
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
- (law) Legally qualified or competent.
- (usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- having a strong healthy body
- having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
- have the skills and qualifications to do things well
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- The act by which something is stretched.
- A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
- act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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- a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- an organization created for business ventures
- An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
- (uncountable) Active participation in projects.
- A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
- (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
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- a small handbook
- (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Synonym of handbook.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (music) A keyboard on an organ.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
adj
- (by extension) Very difficult.
- (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
- Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
- characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
noun
- An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task.
- An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed.
- A thorough description or explanation.
- A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc.
- an individualized description of a particular instance
verb
noun
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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noun
- (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
- (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
- (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
noun
- A formidable difficulty.
- (materials science, physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
- (psychologically, emotionally, or biologically) Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
- the property of being big and strong
- impressive difficulty
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- enduring strength and energy
noun
- something outstandingly difficult
- something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
- (slang) A punch on the nose.
- One who snorts.
- (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
- (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
- (nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
noun
- A task.
- An economic role for which a person is paid.
- (UK, slang, law enforcement, uncountable) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
- (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
- (colloquial) A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
- Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
- (in noun compounds) A sex act.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
- A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
- (informal) A robbery or heist.
- the performance of a piece of work
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- the responsibility to do something
- a crime (especially a robbery)
- a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
- a workplace; as in the expression ‘on the job’
- (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
- a damaging piece of work
- an object worked on; a result produced by working
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
verb
- (transitive) To pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
- To hire or let in periods of service.
- (transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
- (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
- (intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
- (intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss, usually in a demeaning or submissive manner.
- (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
- (transitive, now Australia) To hit (someone) with a quick, sharp punch; to jab.
- (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
- work occasionally
- invest at a risk
- arranged for contracted work to be done by others
- profit privately from public office and official business
noun
- a task to be dealt with
- an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
- (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- the act of making a proposal
- (countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
- (grammar) A complete sentence.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
- (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
- (informal) A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
- Misspelling of preposition.
- (countable, mathematics, philosophy) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
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noun
verb
noun
- The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
- The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from 18th c.]
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
- The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
noun
- The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
- The act of turning to face in the other direction.
- A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
- (art) A series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles.
- (music) The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.
- (US, historical) Synonym of goback.
- (music) A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
- A reversal of policy.
- (film) A contractual provision by which, if the studio elects to abandon a film project, the producer has a limited period in which to sell it elsewhere.
- The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.
- (broadcasting) The relaying of a satellite signal.
- (aviation, aerospace) Preparations for takeoff, such as loading and servicing.
- act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
- an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
- turning in the opposite direction
- time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
noun
- (rare) A long and imposing series of mindless but necessary tasks.
- (informal) Something presenting itself in a fanciful and showy, often unrealistic manner, especially when intended to impress and confuse.
- Ambiguous or meaningless language.
- Empty and tiresome speculation.
- any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
noun
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A bid to overcome something.
- (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
- a call to engage in a contest or fight
- a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
verb
- (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
- (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
- (transitive) To dare (someone).
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- issue a challenge to
- take exception to
noun
- An assigned task.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- (historical) A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
- (uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- (uncommon, zoology) A group of moles.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- (nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
- To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
- To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
- (transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
- (nautical) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
- (intransitive) To toil, to work.
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- work hard
- undergo the efforts of childbirth
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verb
noun
- a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- an organization created for business ventures
- An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
- (uncountable) Active participation in projects.
- A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
- (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
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adj
verb
noun
- An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task.
- An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed.
- A thorough description or explanation.
- A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc.
- an individualized description of a particular instance
verb
verb
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise up
- increase in volume
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- To attain a higher status.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- To move upwards.
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
noun
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
verb
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
adj
- (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- having hills and crags
- containing many mountains
- like a mountain in size and impressiveness
adj
- Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
- (informal) Very bad, poor.
- Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
- causing misery or pain or distress
- causing physical or psychological pain
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
- causing physical discomfort
adj
- Of a task: laborious, tedious, troublesome; hence, needing concentration to understand; intricate.
- Of a person: having a dejected or serious appearance or mood; dour, gloomy, moody, morose, sullen.
- of a person: patient, stoic, tolerant, resolute
- Chiefly of rain: without pause or stop; continuous, incessant.
- Of weather: dreary, gloomy (cold, overcast, rainy, etc.).
- Extending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.
- Bleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable.
- Not enjoyable or interesting; boring, dull.
- Slow, sluggish; specifically, of a person: tending to delay or procrastinate (especially when paying for something).
- suitably serious or solemn
noun
adj
- Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
- Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
- requiring precise accuracy
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- severe and unremitting in making demands
verb
adj
- (figuratively) Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty; Herculean.
- Of or relating to the Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
- Having to do with the Amazon River in South America, and its surrounding region.
- (informal, uncommon) Of or relating to Amazon.com, Inc..
- Of or relating to the most recent Martian geological time period.
- (figuratively) Of a woman, very tall, strong and athletic.
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adv
noun
verb
adj
- having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
- (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
- The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.
- The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
- (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
- (not comparable) The same in one or more respects.
noun
verb
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be identical or equivalent to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
- (copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.
- (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
- (transitive) To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
adj
noun
adj
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
adv
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
noun
adj
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
- (law) Legally qualified or competent.
- (usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- having a strong healthy body
- having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
- have the skills and qualifications to do things well
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adj
noun
- The act by which something is stretched.
- A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
- act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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adj
noun
- a small handbook
- (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Synonym of handbook.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (music) A keyboard on an organ.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
adj
- (by extension) Very difficult.
- (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
- Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
- characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being