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noun
- a loyal supporter
- (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
- (by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
- (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).
noun
- a prominent supporter
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- a fundamental principle or practice
- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- (bodybuilding) The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
- (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
- Something resembling such a structure.
- (Roman Catholicism) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- (geology) A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
- The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
verb
noun
- A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
- A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
- (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
- A devout or zealous worshipper.
- A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
adj
noun
- an enthusiastic and vocal supporter
- someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
- (chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
- (figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
verb
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- be compatible or in accordance with
- stick to firmly
- follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- (intransitive, Scots law) To affirm a judgment.
- (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
- (transitive) To fasten by adhesion.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
verb
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
noun
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- threat of a penalty
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (computing) A memory stick.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
adj
noun
- Faithful support for some cause.
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
- (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
- A close physical union of two objects.
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
noun
- (by extension) A loyal advocate or fan.
- (rare) A shooting star.
- Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- (cricket) A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
- (craps) The player throwing the dice.
- (video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
- An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
- (professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
- (slang) A firearm.
- A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
- A device for shooting.
- (alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
- (slang) A photographer or cameraman.
- (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
- (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
adj
- Loyal, faithful.
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
- having a legally established claim
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
adv
noun
verb
adj
- intensely loyal
- extremely explicit
- Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- Resistant to change.
- So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- Obscene or explicit.
- (pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.
- (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
adv
noun
adj
adj
- Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
- Reliable; worthy of trust.
- Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
- (ring theory) Of a module, whose annihilator is zero.
- Having faith.
- Consistent with reality.
- steadfast in affection or allegiance
- marked by fidelity to an original
- not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
noun
noun
adj
verb
- be loyal to
- not act or do anything
- be available or ready for a certain function or service
- (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to continue to support despite things being bad.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
- (intransitive) To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To remain loyal or faithful to.
noun
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
adj
noun
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
adj
noun
adj
noun
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- An agreement to adhere.
- (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
noun
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- the act of attaching or affixing something
- a supplementary part or accessory
- a connection that fastens things together
- the act of fastening things together
- (computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
- (meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
- The means by which something is physically attached.
- A dependence, especially a strong one.
- (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
- A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
- A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
- The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
noun
adj
noun
- an ardent follower and admirer
- bare skin
- a medium to dark tan color
- a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (informal) A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.
- (informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject.
- A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
- A brownish yellow colour.
- (video games) A change introduced in a patch that makes a character, item, or attack stronger.
- (uncommon) Alternative form of buffe (“face armor”).
- Any substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.
- Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- (video games, roleplaying games) An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
- The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.
- (colloquial) The bare skin.
- (rail transport) Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
- A military coat made of buff leather.
adj
verb
- strike, beat repeatedly
- polish and make shiny
- To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
- (graffiti slang) To remove (graffiti), particularly when done by someone who is not a graffiti writer.
- To strike.
- (video games, roleplaying games) To make a character or an item stronger.
- (medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
noun
- an ardent follower and admirer
- an enthusiastic devotee of sports
- a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
- A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
- Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
- The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
- A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
- An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
- (mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
verb
- blow away or off with a current of air
- agitate the air
- make (an emotion) fiercer
- strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
- (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
- (baseball, intransitive) To strike out.
- (firearms, transitive) To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
- (baseball, transitive) To strike out (a batter).
- (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- (transitive) To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
- (figurative) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
- To winnow grain.
- (rail transport, transitive) To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
- (transitive) To slap (a behind, especially).
noun
- an ardent follower and admirer
- a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
- a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
- A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
- A person who loves something.
- One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
- (West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.
noun
adj
- (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- of or relating to the central government of a federation
- national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- the proprietor of an inn
- a regular customer
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- (nautical) A padrone.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
- A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
verb
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
- a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
- (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
- A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
- Clipping of athletic supporter.
- Something that supports another thing.
- (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
noun
- A person who backs or supports something.
- (euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
- (in the plural, usually preceded by "and") Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew
- An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
- (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
- A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
- (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
- (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
- a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
verb
prep
- In support of.
- (sometimes regarded as nonstandard, US, informal) Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of; because of.
- (figuratively) Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- (figuratively) In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
- After in time.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in physical progress or distance.
adj
adv
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- in or into an inferior position
- in debt
- remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
- showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
- in or to or toward the rear
noun
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- (Australian rules football) A one-point score.
- The rear, back-end.
- (informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
prep
- In support of.
- Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
- Considering; taking into account.
- Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- Using as an instrument; by means of.
- In regard to.
- In addition to; as an accessory to.
- Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
- Against.
- Prompted by (a certain emotion).
- Having, owning.
- In the employment of.
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
adv
noun
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
verb
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
- (chemistry) An accelerator of catalysis that is not itself a catalyst.
- One who promotes.
- (genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
- One who promotes entertainment events or goods.
noun
- a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
- a soldier in the regular army
- a regular patron
- a garment size for persons of average height and weight
- (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- A member of the armed forces or police force.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- (television) A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
adj
- officially full-time
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
- regularly scheduled for fixed times
- symmetrically arranged
- conforming to a standard or pattern
- (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
- not constipated
- in accord with regular practice or procedure
- relating to a person who does something regularly
- not deviating from what is normal
- often used as intensifiers
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
- (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
adj
- Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.
- Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.
- (specifically, Australia, informal) Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.
- (UK) Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.
- Patriotic.
- (Scotland, historical) Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.
- (UK) Aristocratic by birth.
noun
prep
- Supporting, in favour of.
- Because of.
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- So as to identify or locate.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- (commerce) For the price of.
- In order to cure, remove or counteract.
- (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
- (nonstandard) So (that), in order to
- Used in various other more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- On behalf of.
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Over (a period of time).
- Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
- (with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.
- To be, or as being.
- (usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.
- In anticipation of.
- (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- (UK) Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- (in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
conj
noun
- a loyal supporter
- (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
- (by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
- (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).
noun
- a prominent supporter
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- a fundamental principle or practice
- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- (bodybuilding) The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
- (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
- Something resembling such a structure.
- (Roman Catholicism) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- (geology) A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
- The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
verb
noun
- A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
- A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
- (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
- A devout or zealous worshipper.
- A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
adj
noun
- an enthusiastic and vocal supporter
- someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
- (chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
- (figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
noun
- Faithful support for some cause.
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
- (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
- A close physical union of two objects.
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
noun
- (by extension) A loyal advocate or fan.
- (rare) A shooting star.
- Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- (cricket) A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
- (craps) The player throwing the dice.
- (video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
- An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
- (professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
- (slang) A firearm.
- A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
- A device for shooting.
- (alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
- (slang) A photographer or cameraman.
- (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
- (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
noun
adj
noun
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
adj
adj
- Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
- Reliable; worthy of trust.
- Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
- (ring theory) Of a module, whose annihilator is zero.
- Having faith.
- Consistent with reality.
- steadfast in affection or allegiance
- marked by fidelity to an original
- not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
noun
noun
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
adj
noun
adj
noun
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- An agreement to adhere.
- (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
noun
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- the act of attaching or affixing something
- a supplementary part or accessory
- a connection that fastens things together
- the act of fastening things together
- (computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
- (meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
- The means by which something is physically attached.
- A dependence, especially a strong one.
- (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
- A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
- A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
- The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
noun
adj
noun
- an ardent follower and admirer
- bare skin
- a medium to dark tan color
- a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (informal) A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.
- (informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject.
- A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
- A brownish yellow colour.
- (video games) A change introduced in a patch that makes a character, item, or attack stronger.
- (uncommon) Alternative form of buffe (“face armor”).
- Any substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.
- Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- (video games, roleplaying games) An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
- The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.
- (colloquial) The bare skin.
- (rail transport) Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
- A military coat made of buff leather.
adj
verb
- strike, beat repeatedly
- polish and make shiny
- To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
- (graffiti slang) To remove (graffiti), particularly when done by someone who is not a graffiti writer.
- To strike.
- (video games, roleplaying games) To make a character or an item stronger.
- (medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
noun
- an ardent follower and admirer
- an enthusiastic devotee of sports
- a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
- A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
- Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
- The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
- A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
- An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
- (mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
verb
- blow away or off with a current of air
- agitate the air
- make (an emotion) fiercer
- strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
- (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
- (baseball, intransitive) To strike out.
- (firearms, transitive) To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
- (baseball, transitive) To strike out (a batter).
- (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- (transitive) To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
- (figurative) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
- To winnow grain.
- (rail transport, transitive) To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
- (transitive) To slap (a behind, especially).
noun
- an ardent follower and admirer
- a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
- a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
- A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
- A person who loves something.
- One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
- (West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.
noun
adj
- (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- of or relating to the central government of a federation
- national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- the proprietor of an inn
- a regular customer
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- (nautical) A padrone.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
- A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
verb
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
- a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
- (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
- A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
- Clipping of athletic supporter.
- Something that supports another thing.
- (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
noun
- A person who backs or supports something.
- (euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
- (in the plural, usually preceded by "and") Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew
- An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
- (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
- A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
- (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
- (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
- a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
verb
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
verb
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
- (chemistry) An accelerator of catalysis that is not itself a catalyst.
- One who promotes.
- (genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
- One who promotes entertainment events or goods.
noun
- a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
- a soldier in the regular army
- a regular patron
- a garment size for persons of average height and weight
- (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- A member of the armed forces or police force.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- (television) A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
adj
- officially full-time
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
- regularly scheduled for fixed times
- symmetrically arranged
- conforming to a standard or pattern
- (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
- not constipated
- in accord with regular practice or procedure
- relating to a person who does something regularly
- not deviating from what is normal
- often used as intensifiers
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
- (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
adj
- Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.
- Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.
- (specifically, Australia, informal) Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.
- (UK) Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.
- Patriotic.
- (Scotland, historical) Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.
- (UK) Aristocratic by birth.
noun
verb
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- be compatible or in accordance with
- stick to firmly
- follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- (intransitive, Scots law) To affirm a judgment.
- (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
- (transitive) To fasten by adhesion.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
verb
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
noun
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- threat of a penalty
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (computing) A memory stick.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
adj
verb
- be loyal to
- not act or do anything
- be available or ready for a certain function or service
- (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to continue to support despite things being bad.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
- (intransitive) To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To remain loyal or faithful to.
adj
- Loyal, faithful.
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
- having a legally established claim
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
adv
noun
verb
adj
- intensely loyal
- extremely explicit
- Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- Resistant to change.
- So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- Obscene or explicit.
- (pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.
- (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
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noun
adj
adj
- Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
- Reliable; worthy of trust.
- Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
- (ring theory) Of a module, whose annihilator is zero.
- Having faith.
- Consistent with reality.
- steadfast in affection or allegiance
- marked by fidelity to an original
- not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
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- Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.
- Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.
- (specifically, Australia, informal) Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.
- (UK) Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.
- Patriotic.
- (Scotland, historical) Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.
- (UK) Aristocratic by birth.