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noun
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- An air force unit.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
verb
noun
noun
- a unit of military aircraft
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- an addition that extends a main building
- the side of military or naval formation
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
- the wing of a fowl
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
- (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
- (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
- (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
- (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- (slang, MLE) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- (slang) Human arm.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
verb
- travel through the air; be airborne
- (intransitive) To fly.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
noun
- a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
- a fleet of small craft
- (nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
- (by extension) A small group of things or people
- (cellular automata) A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs.
noun
- a small unit of troops of special composition
- coming apart
- avoiding emotional involvement
- the state of being isolated or detached
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
- (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
- (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
- (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
- (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
- (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
- (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
- (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
- (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
noun
- small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- a unit of firefighters including their equipment
- the state of being with someone
- a social gathering of guests or companions
- a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
- a social or business visitor
- an institution created to conduct business
- organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
- crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
- (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
- A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
- (business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
- (espionage, informal) An intelligence service.
- (uncountable) Companionship.
- (A group of) adversaries, enemies, or rivals; unwanted company.
- A small group of birds or animals.
- A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
- (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
- (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
- (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
verb
noun
- a smallest army unit
- a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
- a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- (UK, dialect) Sloppy mud.
- A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
- (firefighting) Ellipsis of squad truck.
- (informal) A collective noun for a group of squid.
- (cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
- (slang) One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
- A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
verb
noun
- an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
- a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
- a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- (military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
- (military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
- (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
- (military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
- (military, historical) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
verb
noun
- (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
- A roll or list.
- A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
- A course of thought; a thread of narration.
- (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
- (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
- A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
- a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
- a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
- office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
verb
- (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
- (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
- (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
- (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (intransitive) To move in a file.
- To corrupt.
- (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
- (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
- proceed in line
- smooth with a file
- place in a container for keeping records
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- file a formal charge against
noun
- The broad pennant flown by commodores.
- (sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
- The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- the award given to the champion
- a long flag; often tapering
noun
- (informal) A helicopter.
- (baseball) A high-bouncing batted ball.
- A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
- A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
- (slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
- (slang) The penis.
- A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
- (informal, motorcycling) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
- (archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
- (Canada, US) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
- A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
- (electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
- a grounder that bounces high in the air
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- a butcher's knife having a large square blade
- informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
verb
noun
- (US, military, countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
- (US, sports, chiefly basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win.
- Tailor's chalk.
- (US, sports, chiefly basketball, horse racing) The favorite in a sporting event.
- (uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
- (countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
- (uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).
- a pure flat white with little reflectance
- a soft whitish calcite
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
verb
- To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
- (figurative) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
- To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
- To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
- To manure (land) with chalk.
- To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
- write, draw, or trace with chalk
noun
name
noun
- (military, aviation) Initialism of collaborative combat aircraft: a combat drone wingman
- Initialism of certified cropadvisor.
- Initialism of consumer and corporate affairs.
- Initialism of congenital contractural arachnodactyly.
- Initialism of controller of certifying/certification authorities.
- Initialism of customer care assistant.
- Initialism of cold cranking amperes.
- Initialism of chromated copper arsenate.
- (computing) Initialism of continuous configuration automation.
- (anatomy) Initialism of common carotid artery.
- (Singapore, education) Initialism of cocurricular activity.
- Initialism of clear channel assessment.
- Initialism of Citrix certified administrator.
name
- Initialism of Centre for Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of California Culinary Academy.
- Initialism of Coca-Cola Amatil.
- Initialism of Canadian Construction Association.
- Initialism of Call Centre Association.
- Initialism of Caribbean Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of Canadian Cartographic Association.
- Initialism of Calgary Construction Association.
- Initialism of C Code Analyzer.
- Initialism of Colon Cancer Alliance.
- Initialism of Computer Corporation of America, a computing company founded in 1965 and acquired in 2010 by Rocket Software.
- Initialism of Computability and Complexity in Analysis, a book.
- Initialism of Center for Computational Aesthetics.
- Initialism of Conference of Consulting Actuaries.
- Initialism of Canadian Conference of the Arts, discontinued in 2012.
- Initialism of Centre for Creative Arts.
- Initialism of Corrections Corp of America.
- Initialism of Canadian Cat Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Council of Archives.
- Initialism of Coastal Conservation Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Chiropractic Association.
- Initialism of Common Component Architecture.
- (Australia) Initialism of Commonwealth Copyright Administration.
- Initialism of Chandigarh College of Architecture.
- Initialism of Continental Chess Association.
- Initialism of Career College Association.
- Initialism of Centre for Corporate Accountability, closed down in 2009.
- Initialism of Christian Conference of Asia.
- Initialism of California College of the Arts.
- Initialism of Corporate Council on Africa.
- Initialism of Canadian Cycling Association, former name of Cycling Canada Cyclisme.
noun
- a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
- a league ranked by quality
- (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
- the act or process of dividing
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
- a group of ships of similar type
- an army unit large enough to sustain combat
- (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
- an administrative unit in government or business
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- discord that splits a group
- (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
- (computing) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code.
- (botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.
- (government) A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.
- (UK, Eton College) A lesson; a class.
- A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
- (Australia) A parliamentary constituency.
- (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of dividing a number by another.
- (uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
- (law) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.
- Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
- A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
- (military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
- (music) A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.
- (zoology) An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.
- (arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.
noun
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
noun
- airman
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- air
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- attack
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
adj
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verb
noun
- an armored pilothouse on a warship
- a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting
- (nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.
- (nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.
name
- Initialism of Advanced Aircraft Corps.
- Initialism of American Atheist Center.
- Initialism of American Association of Criminology.
- Initialism of Aluminum Annodizers Council.
- (historical) Initialism of Auto Avia Contruzione, Enzo Ferrari's first company.
- Initialism of American Airlines Center.
- Initialism of American Archery Council.
- Initialism of Army Apprentices College.
- Initialism of Anglo-American Corporation.
- Initialism of Australian Association of Chiropractors.
- Initialism of Australian Apprentiship Centre.
- Initialism of All-American Canal.
- Initialism of Auxiliary Army Corps.
- Initialism of Automotive Advertisers Council.
- Initialism of American Anglican Council.
- Initialism of Alaskan Air Command.
- Initialism of Aerial Ambulance Company.
- Initialism of Auxiliary Artillery Corps.
- (military) Initialism of Anti-aircraft Corps.
- Initialism of American Academy of Criminalists.
- Initialism of American Alumni Council, now known as Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
- Initialism of Atlanta Athletic Club.
- Initialism of Aeronautical Advisory Council.
- Initialism of American Alpine Club.
- Initialism of Alameda Arts Council.
- (British English, US) Initialism of Army Air Corps; Army Air Corps.
- Initialism of Agility Association of Canada.
- Initialism of Association of American Choruses.
- Initialism of Allumnae Advisory Center.
- Initialism of Australian Agricultural Company.
- Initialism of Association of Alabama Camps.
- Initialism of Amphibian Airplanes of Canada.
noun
- (military, aviation) Abbreviation of airborne aircraft carrier.
- (aviation, military) Initialism of aircraft armament change.
- Initialism of aerated autoclaved concrete.
- Initialism of Anno ante Christum, in the year before Christ.
- (aviation) Initialism of aeronautical approach chart.
- (file format) Initialism of advanced audio coding.
- (military) Initialism of anti-aircraft command.
- Initialism of area advisory committee.
- Initialism of augmentative and alternative communication.
- Initialism of affirming Anglican catholicism.
- a lightweight, precast, concrete building material invented in the mid-1920s that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance.
symbol
noun
- Initialism of combat air patrol.
- Initialism of conservation action plan.
- Initialism of change acceleration process.
- (medicine) Initialism of community-acquired pneumonia.
- Initialism of colors and placements.
- (computing theory) Initialism of consistency, availability, partition-tolerance, three irreconcilable guarantees in distributed systems, a result known as Brewer's theorem.
- Initialism of catabolite activator protein.
name
noun
- Initialism of aviation cadet.
- Initialism of air corps.
- Initialism of athletic club.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of armor class.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.
- (prison) Initialism of administrative custody.
- (autism, psychology) singular of ACs (“autistics and cousins”).
- (US, military) Initialism of Auxiliary Collier (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal-powered warships).
- (electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).
- (set theory) Initialism of axiom of choice.
- Initialism of access control.
- Initialism of army corps.
- (medicine) Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.
- (Australia) Companion of the Order of Australia.
- (electricity, informal, by extension) supply of electric energy via a public electricity grid
- Initialism of author's correction.
- (geography) Initialism of autonomous county.
- Initialism of aircraftman.
- (Anglicanism) Anglo-Catholic.
- (finance) Initialism of account current.
- (anatomy) Initialism of anterior chamber.
- (music, radio) Initialism of adult contemporary (a radio format).
- Initialism of air conditioning.
- (chemistry) Initialism of ammonium chloride.
- Initialism of area code.
- Initialism of automobile club.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute ceiling.
- an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
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noun
- an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
- (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
- a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil
- (golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
- Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle”).
- (Australia) A swim or bathe; a bath.
- (UK) A piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril; a booger.
- (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
- (military, aviation, slang, proscribed) Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
- A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- (military, aviation) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
- Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”).
- (golf) The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
- (engineering) A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
- (UK, engineering) A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
- (British, slang) A police officer.
verb
noun
- an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
- a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil
- (golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
- (Northern England) A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
- (chiefly US, slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
- (aviation, military, slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
- (aviation, by extension) A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
- A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
- A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- (by extension, rail transport, also attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
- (British, colloquial) A piece of dried mucus in or removed from the nostril.
- (British, India, rail transport) A railway carriage.
noun
- A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
- A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
- A quick, light sweeping motion.
- A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
- A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
- A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
- a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
verb
- (transitive) In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
- (transitive) To move whiskers.
- (transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
- (intransitive) To move lightly and nimbly.
- (transitive) To move something rapidly and with no warning.
- brush or wipe off lightly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- move somewhere quickly
- move quickly and nimbly
noun
- a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
- having the function of uniting a group of similar things
- a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
- (figurative) Anything that provides similar protection.
- (figurative) Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
- The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
- A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
- (ice hockey) A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
- (photography, television) An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
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noun
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- A gust of wind.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- An air force unit.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
verb
noun
noun
- a unit of military aircraft
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- an addition that extends a main building
- the side of military or naval formation
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
- the wing of a fowl
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
- (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
- (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
- (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
- (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- (slang, MLE) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- (slang) Human arm.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
verb
- travel through the air; be airborne
- (intransitive) To fly.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
noun
- a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
- a fleet of small craft
- (nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
- (by extension) A small group of things or people
- (cellular automata) A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs.
noun
- a small unit of troops of special composition
- coming apart
- avoiding emotional involvement
- the state of being isolated or detached
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
- (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
- (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
- (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
- (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
- (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
- (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
- (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
- (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
noun
- small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- a unit of firefighters including their equipment
- the state of being with someone
- a social gathering of guests or companions
- a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
- a social or business visitor
- an institution created to conduct business
- organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
- crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
- (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
- A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
- (business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
- (espionage, informal) An intelligence service.
- (uncountable) Companionship.
- (A group of) adversaries, enemies, or rivals; unwanted company.
- A small group of birds or animals.
- A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
- (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
- (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
- (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
verb
noun
- a smallest army unit
- a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
- a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- (UK, dialect) Sloppy mud.
- A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
- (firefighting) Ellipsis of squad truck.
- (informal) A collective noun for a group of squid.
- (cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
- (slang) One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
- A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
verb
noun
- an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
- a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
- a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- (military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
- (military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
- (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
- (military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
- (military, historical) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
verb
noun
- (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
- A roll or list.
- A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
- A course of thought; a thread of narration.
- (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
- (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
- A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
- a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
- a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
- office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
verb
- (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
- (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
- (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
- (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (intransitive) To move in a file.
- To corrupt.
- (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
- (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
- proceed in line
- smooth with a file
- place in a container for keeping records
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- file a formal charge against
noun
- The broad pennant flown by commodores.
- (sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
- The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- the award given to the champion
- a long flag; often tapering
noun
- (informal) A helicopter.
- (baseball) A high-bouncing batted ball.
- A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
- A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
- (slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
- (slang) The penis.
- A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
- (informal, motorcycling) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
- (archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
- (Canada, US) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
- A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
- (electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
- a grounder that bounces high in the air
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- a butcher's knife having a large square blade
- informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
verb
noun
- (US, military, countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
- (US, sports, chiefly basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win.
- Tailor's chalk.
- (US, sports, chiefly basketball, horse racing) The favorite in a sporting event.
- (uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
- (countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
- (uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).
- a pure flat white with little reflectance
- a soft whitish calcite
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
verb
- To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
- (figurative) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
- To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
- To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
- To manure (land) with chalk.
- To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
- write, draw, or trace with chalk
noun
name
noun
- (military, aviation) Initialism of collaborative combat aircraft: a combat drone wingman
- Initialism of certified cropadvisor.
- Initialism of consumer and corporate affairs.
- Initialism of congenital contractural arachnodactyly.
- Initialism of controller of certifying/certification authorities.
- Initialism of customer care assistant.
- Initialism of cold cranking amperes.
- Initialism of chromated copper arsenate.
- (computing) Initialism of continuous configuration automation.
- (anatomy) Initialism of common carotid artery.
- (Singapore, education) Initialism of cocurricular activity.
- Initialism of clear channel assessment.
- Initialism of Citrix certified administrator.
name
- Initialism of Centre for Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of California Culinary Academy.
- Initialism of Coca-Cola Amatil.
- Initialism of Canadian Construction Association.
- Initialism of Call Centre Association.
- Initialism of Caribbean Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of Canadian Cartographic Association.
- Initialism of Calgary Construction Association.
- Initialism of C Code Analyzer.
- Initialism of Colon Cancer Alliance.
- Initialism of Computer Corporation of America, a computing company founded in 1965 and acquired in 2010 by Rocket Software.
- Initialism of Computability and Complexity in Analysis, a book.
- Initialism of Center for Computational Aesthetics.
- Initialism of Conference of Consulting Actuaries.
- Initialism of Canadian Conference of the Arts, discontinued in 2012.
- Initialism of Centre for Creative Arts.
- Initialism of Corrections Corp of America.
- Initialism of Canadian Cat Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Council of Archives.
- Initialism of Coastal Conservation Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Chiropractic Association.
- Initialism of Common Component Architecture.
- (Australia) Initialism of Commonwealth Copyright Administration.
- Initialism of Chandigarh College of Architecture.
- Initialism of Continental Chess Association.
- Initialism of Career College Association.
- Initialism of Centre for Corporate Accountability, closed down in 2009.
- Initialism of Christian Conference of Asia.
- Initialism of California College of the Arts.
- Initialism of Corporate Council on Africa.
- Initialism of Canadian Cycling Association, former name of Cycling Canada Cyclisme.
noun
- a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
- a league ranked by quality
- (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
- the act or process of dividing
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
- a group of ships of similar type
- an army unit large enough to sustain combat
- (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
- an administrative unit in government or business
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- discord that splits a group
- (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
- (computing) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code.
- (botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.
- (government) A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.
- (UK, Eton College) A lesson; a class.
- A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
- (Australia) A parliamentary constituency.
- (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of dividing a number by another.
- (uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
- (law) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.
- Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
- A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
- (military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
- (music) A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.
- (zoology) An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.
- (arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.
noun
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
noun
- airman
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- air
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- attack
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
adj
adv
name
prep
verb
noun
- an armored pilothouse on a warship
- a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting
- (nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.
- (nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.
noun
- Initialism of combat air patrol.
- Initialism of conservation action plan.
- Initialism of change acceleration process.
- (medicine) Initialism of community-acquired pneumonia.
- Initialism of colors and placements.
- (computing theory) Initialism of consistency, availability, partition-tolerance, three irreconcilable guarantees in distributed systems, a result known as Brewer's theorem.
- Initialism of catabolite activator protein.
name
noun
- Initialism of aviation cadet.
- Initialism of air corps.
- Initialism of athletic club.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of armor class.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.
- (prison) Initialism of administrative custody.
- (autism, psychology) singular of ACs (“autistics and cousins”).
- (US, military) Initialism of Auxiliary Collier (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal-powered warships).
- (electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).
- (set theory) Initialism of axiom of choice.
- Initialism of access control.
- Initialism of army corps.
- (medicine) Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.
- (Australia) Companion of the Order of Australia.
- (electricity, informal, by extension) supply of electric energy via a public electricity grid
- Initialism of author's correction.
- (geography) Initialism of autonomous county.
- Initialism of aircraftman.
- (Anglicanism) Anglo-Catholic.
- (finance) Initialism of account current.
- (anatomy) Initialism of anterior chamber.
- (music, radio) Initialism of adult contemporary (a radio format).
- Initialism of air conditioning.
- (chemistry) Initialism of ammonium chloride.
- Initialism of area code.
- Initialism of automobile club.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute ceiling.
- an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
adj
adv
name
phrase
noun
- an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
- (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
- a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil
- (golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
- Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle”).
- (Australia) A swim or bathe; a bath.
- (UK) A piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril; a booger.
- (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
- (military, aviation, slang, proscribed) Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
- A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- (military, aviation) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
- Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”).
- (golf) The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
- (engineering) A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
- (UK, engineering) A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
- (British, slang) A police officer.
verb
noun
- an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
- a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil
- (golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
- (Northern England) A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
- (chiefly US, slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
- (aviation, military, slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
- (aviation, by extension) A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
- A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
- A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- (by extension, rail transport, also attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
- (British, colloquial) A piece of dried mucus in or removed from the nostril.
- (British, India, rail transport) A railway carriage.
noun
- A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
- A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
- A quick, light sweeping motion.
- A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
- A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
- A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
- a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
verb
- (transitive) In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
- (transitive) To move whiskers.
- (transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
- (intransitive) To move lightly and nimbly.
- (transitive) To move something rapidly and with no warning.
- brush or wipe off lightly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- move somewhere quickly
- move quickly and nimbly
noun
- a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
- having the function of uniting a group of similar things
- a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
- (figurative) Anything that provides similar protection.
- (figurative) Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
- The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
- A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
- (ice hockey) A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
- (photography, television) An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
adj
verb
noun
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- A gust of wind.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
- a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
- a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- (military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
- (military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
- (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
- (military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
- (military, historical) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.