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noun
- a solution that conducts electricity
- (chemistry) A solution containing such substances, which therefore also conducts electricity.
- (physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood, blood serum, or urine.
- (chemistry, often) Any of the various ions in such a solution, or (metonymically) their concentration therein.
- (chemistry) A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.
noun
- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- a room where a prisoner is kept
- a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- any small compartment
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- (cellular automata) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
- Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
- (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
- (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
- (entomology) The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
- (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
- A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
- A section or compartment of a larger structure.
- (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
- (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
- A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
- (architecture) A cella.
- (statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
- (US, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.
- A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- (communication) A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
- (architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
- (entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.
- (card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
verb
noun
- an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
- the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- group action in opposition to those in power
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- (physics) Electrical resistance.
- (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
- The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
- An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
noun
- electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the power output of a generator or power plant
- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
- goods carried by a large vehicle
- A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
- (engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
- (vulgar, slang) The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.
- (in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
- The charge of powder for a firearm; a loaded cartridge or round of ammunition.
- A unit of measure for various quantities.
- (computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
- (euphemistic) Nonsense; rubbish.
- Ellipsis of viral load.
- A burden; a weight to be carried.
- (engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
- The volume of work required to be performed.
- (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
- (electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
- (Philippines) prepaid phone credit
- (often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar, slang) defecation
- (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
verb
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- fill or place a load on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
- (intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.
- (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
- (intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.
- (transitive) To provide in abundance.
- (transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
- (intransitive) To receive a load.
- (transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
- (transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
- (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (Philippines) to top up or purchase phone credits
- (transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
- (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
- (intransitive) To put a load on something.
- (transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
- (transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
- (transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
- (transitive, baseball) To put runners on first, second and third bases
verb
- equip for use with electricity
- charge (a conductor) with electricity
- excite suddenly and intensely
- (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
- (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
- (intransitive) To make electric.
- (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.
verb
- equip for use with electricity
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
noun
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
noun
- A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
- (especially BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
- (historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
- (sports) A play in which the ball (or equivalent) is moved from one side of the playing area to the other.
- A change or exchange.
- (music) Synonym of rute.
- (genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
- (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
- (rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
- (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
- (multiplicity slang) The process of the currently fronting headmate changing; an instance of this.
- (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
- (card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
- A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
- (slang, metonymic) A Glock pistol equipped with a Glock switch.
- (firearms, slang) Synonym of Glock switch.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
adj
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- (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
- To be swung or whisked.
- (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
- (sports, transitive) To move (the ball or equivalent) from one side of the playing area to the other.
- (intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
- (transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
- (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
- (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
- To trim.
- To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
- To swing or whisk.
- (transitive) To exchange.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- make a shift in or exchange of
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- a racetrack for automobile races
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- movement once around a course
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
- The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- (law) Abbreviation of circuit court.
- The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
- The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
- Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
- That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
- (theater) A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
- (law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
- The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
- A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- (motor racing) A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
- (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
- (Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
- (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
verb
noun
- a flow of electricity through a conductor
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- (by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- (electricity) Ellipsis of electric current.
- A tendency or a course of events.
- The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
adj
noun
- (electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- (now obsolete except in phrases) A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
- (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- (informal, slang) A wad of cash.
- Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A cylinder of clay.
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
- a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
- a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
verb
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- make without a potter's wheel
- to wind or move in a spiral course
noun
- a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
- receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
- a bony hollow into which a structure fits
- (electricity) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
- (computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
- A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
- (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
- The socket head for a socket wrench.
- (computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
- A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
- The hollow of a candlestick.
verb
adj
- Having electricity.
- Fraught with emotion; tense.
- Showing or having strong emotion.
- Arousing strong emotion.
- of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
- supplied with carbon dioxide
- capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
- fraught with great emotion
verb
noun
- electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- a person who corrects or sets right
- Something that rectifies.
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
noun
adj
- Generated by an electronic device.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
- Of or pertaining to the Internet.
- Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
- of or concerned with electrons
- of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
noun
- electric current
- the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- any of several liquids of the body
- energetic vitality
- (uncountable, slang, vulgar, sex) The vaginal lubrication that a female naturally produces when sexually aroused.
- (uncountable, slang) The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.
- Petrol; gasoline.
- Battery life.
- (bodybuilding) Steroids.
- (slang) The leftover liquid of some wet or damp substance.
- (countable, uncountable) A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
- Electricity.
- (uncountable, slang) Liquor.
- Vitality; strength.
- (physiology) bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.
- Political power.
- (uncountable, slang, music) Musical agreement between instrumentalists.
- (informal) The liquid that is used to submerge a substance kept in a container
- (countable) A beverage made of juice.
- (Scotland) A soft drink.
- (uncountable, slang, vulgar, sex) Semen.
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noun
- A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
- (golf) A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
- Someone who starts, or who starts something.
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of starter signal.
- An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
- A dog that rouses game.
- (historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
- (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
- (baseball) A starting pitcher.
- Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
- A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
- The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
- The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
- any new participant in some activity
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
- an electric motor for starting an engine
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
noun
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
noun
- receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
- a place of business for retailing goods
- an opening that permits escape or release
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
- Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
- A river that runs out of a lake.
noun
- (electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
- Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
- (law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
- (US, nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.
- (linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
- a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
- the travel of a commuter
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- something curved in shape
- a continuous portion of a circle
- (narratology) Ellipsis of story arc.
- A curve, in general.
- (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
- (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
- (film) An arclight.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A period or phase in a person's life.
- (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
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noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- the act of venting
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
verb
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- a momentary flash of light
- a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
- a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- (cellular automata) A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- (UK, slang) An electrician.
- (in the plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.
- A beau, lover.
- A gallant; a foppish young man.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
verb
noun
- execution by electricity
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- the act of burning something
- execution by fire
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- (cryptocurrencies) The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
- A fire.
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- a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
- a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
- the person who leads a musical group
- the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
- A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
- One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
- (transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
- (physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
- (architecture) A leader.
- (mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
- (music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
adj
- (of electrical wiring) Carrying electrical current; energized.
- Sprightly; lively; brisk.
- Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
- (programming) Synonym of live.
- In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
- Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
- Having life; living; not dead.
- (in the construction "alive to") Aware of; sensitive to.
- (intensifier) Out of all living creatures.
- (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of
- possessing life
- having life or vigor or spirit
- (often followed by ‘with’) full of life and spirit
- in operation
- capable of erupting
- mentally perceptive and responsive
adj
noun
- An increase.
- (especially US, taxation) A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance.
- (exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.
- the act of increasing something
noun
- a solution that conducts electricity
- (chemistry) A solution containing such substances, which therefore also conducts electricity.
- (physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood, blood serum, or urine.
- (chemistry, often) Any of the various ions in such a solution, or (metonymically) their concentration therein.
- (chemistry) A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.
noun
- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- a room where a prisoner is kept
- a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- any small compartment
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- (cellular automata) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
- Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
- (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
- (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
- (entomology) The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
- (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
- A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
- A section or compartment of a larger structure.
- (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
- (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
- A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
- (architecture) A cella.
- (statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
- (US, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.
- A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- (communication) A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
- (architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
- (entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.
- (card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
verb
noun
- an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
- the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- group action in opposition to those in power
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- (physics) Electrical resistance.
- (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
- The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
- An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
noun
- electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the power output of a generator or power plant
- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
- goods carried by a large vehicle
- A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
- (engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
- (vulgar, slang) The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.
- (in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
- The charge of powder for a firearm; a loaded cartridge or round of ammunition.
- A unit of measure for various quantities.
- (computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
- (euphemistic) Nonsense; rubbish.
- Ellipsis of viral load.
- A burden; a weight to be carried.
- (engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
- The volume of work required to be performed.
- (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
- (electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
- (Philippines) prepaid phone credit
- (often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar, slang) defecation
- (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
verb
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- fill or place a load on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
- (intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.
- (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
- (intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.
- (transitive) To provide in abundance.
- (transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
- (intransitive) To receive a load.
- (transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
- (transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
- (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (Philippines) to top up or purchase phone credits
- (transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
- (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
- (intransitive) To put a load on something.
- (transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
- (transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
- (transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
- (transitive, baseball) To put runners on first, second and third bases
noun
- A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
- (especially BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
- (historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
- (sports) A play in which the ball (or equivalent) is moved from one side of the playing area to the other.
- A change or exchange.
- (music) Synonym of rute.
- (genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
- (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
- (rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
- (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
- (multiplicity slang) The process of the currently fronting headmate changing; an instance of this.
- (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
- (card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
- A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
- (slang, metonymic) A Glock pistol equipped with a Glock switch.
- (firearms, slang) Synonym of Glock switch.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
adj
verb
- (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
- To be swung or whisked.
- (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
- (sports, transitive) To move (the ball or equivalent) from one side of the playing area to the other.
- (intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
- (transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
- (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
- (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
- To trim.
- To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
- To swing or whisk.
- (transitive) To exchange.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- make a shift in or exchange of
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- a racetrack for automobile races
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- movement once around a course
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
- The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- (law) Abbreviation of circuit court.
- The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
- The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
- Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
- That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
- (theater) A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
- (law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
- The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
- A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- (motor racing) A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
- (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
- (Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
- (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
verb
noun
- a flow of electricity through a conductor
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- (by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- (electricity) Ellipsis of electric current.
- A tendency or a course of events.
- The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
adj
noun
- (electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- (now obsolete except in phrases) A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
- (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- (informal, slang) A wad of cash.
- Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A cylinder of clay.
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
- a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
- a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
verb
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- make without a potter's wheel
- to wind or move in a spiral course
noun
- a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
- receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
- a bony hollow into which a structure fits
- (electricity) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
- (computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
- A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
- (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
- The socket head for a socket wrench.
- (computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
- A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
- The hollow of a candlestick.
verb
noun
- electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- a person who corrects or sets right
- Something that rectifies.
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
verb
- equip for use with electricity
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
noun
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
noun
adj
- Generated by an electronic device.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
- Of or pertaining to the Internet.
- Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
- of or concerned with electrons
- of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
noun
- electric current
- the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- any of several liquids of the body
- energetic vitality
- (uncountable, slang, vulgar, sex) The vaginal lubrication that a female naturally produces when sexually aroused.
- (uncountable, slang) The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.
- Petrol; gasoline.
- Battery life.
- (bodybuilding) Steroids.
- (slang) The leftover liquid of some wet or damp substance.
- (countable, uncountable) A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
- Electricity.
- (uncountable, slang) Liquor.
- Vitality; strength.
- (physiology) bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.
- Political power.
- (uncountable, slang, music) Musical agreement between instrumentalists.
- (informal) The liquid that is used to submerge a substance kept in a container
- (countable) A beverage made of juice.
- (Scotland) A soft drink.
- (uncountable, slang, vulgar, sex) Semen.
adj
verb
noun
adj
adv
phrase
noun
- A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
- (golf) A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
- Someone who starts, or who starts something.
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of starter signal.
- An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
- A dog that rouses game.
- (historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
- (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
- (baseball) A starting pitcher.
- Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
- A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
- The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
- The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
- any new participant in some activity
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
- an electric motor for starting an engine
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
noun
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
noun
- receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
- a place of business for retailing goods
- an opening that permits escape or release
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
- Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
- A river that runs out of a lake.
noun
- (electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
- Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
- (law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
- (US, nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.
- (linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
- a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
- the travel of a commuter
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- something curved in shape
- a continuous portion of a circle
- (narratology) Ellipsis of story arc.
- A curve, in general.
- (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
- (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
- (film) An arclight.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A period or phase in a person's life.
- (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
verb
noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- the act of venting
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
verb
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- a momentary flash of light
- a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
- a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- (cellular automata) A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- (UK, slang) An electrician.
- (in the plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.
- A beau, lover.
- A gallant; a foppish young man.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
verb
noun
- execution by electricity
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- the act of burning something
- execution by fire
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- (cryptocurrencies) The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
- A fire.
adj
verb
noun
- a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
- a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
- the person who leads a musical group
- the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
- A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
- One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
- (transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
- (physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
- (architecture) A leader.
- (mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
- (music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
verb
- equip for use with electricity
- charge (a conductor) with electricity
- excite suddenly and intensely
- (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
- (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
- (intransitive) To make electric.
- (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.
verb
- equip for use with electricity
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
noun
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
adj
- Having electricity.
- Fraught with emotion; tense.
- Showing or having strong emotion.
- Arousing strong emotion.
- of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
- supplied with carbon dioxide
- capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
- fraught with great emotion
verb
adj
- (of electrical wiring) Carrying electrical current; energized.
- Sprightly; lively; brisk.
- Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
- (programming) Synonym of live.
- In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
- Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
- Having life; living; not dead.
- (in the construction "alive to") Aware of; sensitive to.
- (intensifier) Out of all living creatures.
- (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of
- possessing life
- having life or vigor or spirit
- (often followed by ‘with’) full of life and spirit
- in operation
- capable of erupting
- mentally perceptive and responsive
adj
noun
- An increase.
- (especially US, taxation) A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance.
- (exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.
- the act of increasing something