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noun
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
- A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
- The common sand shark.
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
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- a high-speed passenger train
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- (banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
- (chess, uncountable) Ellipsis of bullet chess.
- (slang) One year of prison time.
- A young or little bull; a male calf.
- (Canada, US, horse racing) The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
- A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
- A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- (fishing) A plumb or sinker.
- Ellipsis of bullet vibrator.
- (attributive) Very fast (speedy).
- (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
- (Ireland, particularly Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
- A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
- (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
- (Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
- (typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
verb
- (slang, transitive) To fire from a job; to dismiss.
- (transitive, slang, rare) To inflict bullet shots upon.
- (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
- (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
- (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
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- a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
- (rail transport) A coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.)
noun
- (rail transport) A train pulled by two locomotives.
- (sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams.
- (numismatics) A double-headed coin.
- (slang) Double penetration
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue.
- (fishing) The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together.
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel.
noun
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
adj
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Reduced.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
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verb
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
noun
- A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
- A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
- (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
- A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
- (cooking) A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
- (childish, colloquial) A doll.
- An unpowered vehicle (trailer) designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle, with strong traction power.
- (gambling) A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
- A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
- (India) An offering of fruit or flowers.
- (slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
- In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
- Ellipsis of dolly shop.
- A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
- a small replica of a person; used as a toy
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- (transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.
- (transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
- (transitive, cricket) To hit a dolly.
- (transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
- (intransitive) To move a camera (usually toward or away from its subject) using a dolly.
- (transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
noun
- (UK, rail transport) Initialism of advanced passenger train.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of acyl protein thioesterase.
- (US) Abbreviation of apartment, preferred by the United States Postal Service; compare Apt. and apt..
- (cybersecurity) Initialism of advanced persistent threat.
- Initialism of arbitrage pricing theory.
- (UK, healthcare) Initialism of anatomical pathology technologist.
- Initialism of automation presses tooling.
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- Initialism of Alabama Public Television.
- (computing) Initialism of advanced packaging tool: a package management system used by Debian and Debian-based distributions, also used by other Linux distributions.
- (computing) Initialism of automatically programmed tool: a high-level language for numerically controlled machine tools.
- Initialism of American Public Television.
noun
- The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
- Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
- Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
- The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
- (computing, networking) The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.
- Change from one product or service provider to another.
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
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noun
- A special railroad car for transporting automobiles.
- A special semi-trailer for transporting automobiles.
- A special ship that transports cars in a garage with ambient control and ventilation.
- a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
- a cargo ship specially fitted for the transport of large quantities of cars.
noun
- a railroad train consisting of freight cars
- pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- A freight train or, (chiefly British), a passenger train.
- (chiefly US, informal) A rattlesnake.
- Anything that rattles.
- (colloquial) Any decrepit or noisy vehicle, such as a cart, carriage or train.
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- (grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
- Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
- Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
- consisting of segments held together by joints
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- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- A town in Tioga County, New York.
- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
- An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
noun
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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name
- (historical, with "the") The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
- (countable) A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, originally named Mole Hill.
- A rural municipality in western Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Mountain.
- A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mountain Township.
noun
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
verb
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- create by training and teaching
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
noun
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
- where passengers ride up and down
- A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
- (programming) The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.
- (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
- (uncountable, US, informal) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
- (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
- The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
- (rail transport, chiefly Canada, US) An unpowered unit in a railroad train, used to hold either passengers or cargo.
- (US, prison slang) A clique or gang.
- (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
- A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
- (Internet, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of cat.
- The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
- (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
- The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
- A similar vehicle used in special contexts, such as mines, quarries, and mills.
noun
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- (rail transport) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
- (rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
- (only in Canada and US) Any unpowered railway vehicle.
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- An unincorporated community in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
- A city in Whitman County, Washington.
- A community area and neighbourhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, formerly a company town founded by George Pullman.
- A neighbourhood of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, named after the Pullman Company.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A neighbourhood of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.
- A surname, notably that of George Pullman.
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- (rail transport) The engine compartment of a diesel locomotive.
- (rugby union) The pair of locks in a team.
- (sports) The midfield.
- (rugby league) The front row.
- (nautical) A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.
- (music) The rhythm section of a steel band.
- a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
noun
- (rail transport) a diesel locomotive.
- (usually automotive, transport) Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
noun
- An unmanned train rolling on the train line.
- A fairground attraction in which participants ride through a haunted house in a railcar.
- A train service that no longer exists, having stopped running.
- (UK) A rail service which does not appear in the public timetables.
- (UK) A supernatural manifestation of a railway locomotive or passenger cars.
- (theater) A ghost-themed excursion offered by many tourist railways around the world. Usually, a fictional story is created and performed with static displays or live actors on either side of a train. Actors and actresses play out a story on the long and narrow stage provided by the railcar aisles.
verb
- transport by railroad
- supply with railroad lines
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- (roleplaying games) To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
- (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
- (transitive) To transport via railroad.
- (intransitive) To operate a railroad.
- (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- (intransitive) To travel by railroad.
- (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
- (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
noun
- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
- (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
- (chiefly US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- (chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
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- (countable) A train movement.
- Method of operation.
- (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
- Fermentation.
- (arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
- A place where work is carried on.
- (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
- a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
adj
- Enough to allow one to use something.
- That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
- In paid employment.
- Used in real life; practical.
- That is or are functioning.
- Of or relating to employment.
- serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
- actively engaged in paid work
- adopted as a temporary basis for further work
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- (countable, rail transport) A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
- (countable) A sofa or chair whose back has a raised middle part.
- (countable) A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
- (uncountable) A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.
- (countable) One or more hump-shaped hills on a straight portion of rollercoaster track, designed to lift riders out of their seats and provide a feeling of weightlessness.
- (typography, uncountable) Synonym of camel case
- (countable) A flexible water container worn on the back.
- (uncountable) The backs of camels.
noun
- (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
- One who flies a kite.
- A pilot light.
- A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
- A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
- (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
- Something serving as a test or trial.
- (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
- An instrument for detecting the compass error.
- (telecommunications, often attributive) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
- A guide book for maritime navigation.
- A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
- (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
- (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
- A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
- (Europe, motor racing) A racing driver.
- a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
- something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
- someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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verb
- (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
- (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
- (transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
- (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
- act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
- operate an airplane
noun
- (rail transport) A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.
- (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- (military, historical) A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- (engineering) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.
- The pod of the snail clover.
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
verb
noun
name
adv
verb
- (transitive, rail transport, UK) To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.
- (transitive, colloquial) To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping their face and bottom.
- (transitive) To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.
- (transitive) To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.
noun
noun
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
- A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
- The common sand shark.
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
noun
noun
- a high-speed passenger train
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- (banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
- (chess, uncountable) Ellipsis of bullet chess.
- (slang) One year of prison time.
- A young or little bull; a male calf.
- (Canada, US, horse racing) The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
- A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
- A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- (fishing) A plumb or sinker.
- Ellipsis of bullet vibrator.
- (attributive) Very fast (speedy).
- (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
- (Ireland, particularly Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
- A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
- (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
- (Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
- (typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
verb
- (slang, transitive) To fire from a job; to dismiss.
- (transitive, slang, rare) To inflict bullet shots upon.
- (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
- (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
- (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
noun
- a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
- (rail transport) A coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.)
noun
- (rail transport) A train pulled by two locomotives.
- (sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams.
- (numismatics) A double-headed coin.
- (slang) Double penetration
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue.
- (fishing) The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together.
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel.
noun
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
adj
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Reduced.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
intj
verb
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
noun
- A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
- A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
- (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
- A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
- (cooking) A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
- (childish, colloquial) A doll.
- An unpowered vehicle (trailer) designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle, with strong traction power.
- (gambling) A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
- A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
- (India) An offering of fruit or flowers.
- (slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
- In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
- Ellipsis of dolly shop.
- A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
- a small replica of a person; used as a toy
adj
verb
- (transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.
- (transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
- (transitive, cricket) To hit a dolly.
- (transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
- (intransitive) To move a camera (usually toward or away from its subject) using a dolly.
- (transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
noun
- (UK, rail transport) Initialism of advanced passenger train.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of acyl protein thioesterase.
- (US) Abbreviation of apartment, preferred by the United States Postal Service; compare Apt. and apt..
- (cybersecurity) Initialism of advanced persistent threat.
- Initialism of arbitrage pricing theory.
- (UK, healthcare) Initialism of anatomical pathology technologist.
- Initialism of automation presses tooling.
name
- Initialism of Alabama Public Television.
- (computing) Initialism of advanced packaging tool: a package management system used by Debian and Debian-based distributions, also used by other Linux distributions.
- (computing) Initialism of automatically programmed tool: a high-level language for numerically controlled machine tools.
- Initialism of American Public Television.
noun
- The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
- Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
- Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
- The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
- (computing, networking) The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.
- Change from one product or service provider to another.
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
verb
noun
- A special railroad car for transporting automobiles.
- A special semi-trailer for transporting automobiles.
- A special ship that transports cars in a garage with ambient control and ventilation.
- a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
- a cargo ship specially fitted for the transport of large quantities of cars.
noun
- a railroad train consisting of freight cars
- pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- A freight train or, (chiefly British), a passenger train.
- (chiefly US, informal) A rattlesnake.
- Anything that rattles.
- (colloquial) Any decrepit or noisy vehicle, such as a cart, carriage or train.
noun
noun
adj
- (grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
- Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
- Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
- consisting of segments held together by joints
verb
noun
name
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- A town in Tioga County, New York.
- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
- An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
noun
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
noun
name
- (historical, with "the") The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
- (countable) A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, originally named Mole Hill.
- A rural municipality in western Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Mountain.
- A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mountain Township.
noun
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
verb
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- create by training and teaching
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
noun
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
- where passengers ride up and down
- A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
- (programming) The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.
- (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
- (uncountable, US, informal) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
- (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
- The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
- (rail transport, chiefly Canada, US) An unpowered unit in a railroad train, used to hold either passengers or cargo.
- (US, prison slang) A clique or gang.
- (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
- A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
- (Internet, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of cat.
- The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
- (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
- The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
- A similar vehicle used in special contexts, such as mines, quarries, and mills.
noun
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- (rail transport) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
- (rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
- (only in Canada and US) Any unpowered railway vehicle.
noun
name
- An unincorporated community in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
- A city in Whitman County, Washington.
- A community area and neighbourhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, formerly a company town founded by George Pullman.
- A neighbourhood of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, named after the Pullman Company.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A neighbourhood of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.
- A surname, notably that of George Pullman.
noun
verb
noun
- (rail transport) The engine compartment of a diesel locomotive.
- (rugby union) The pair of locks in a team.
- (sports) The midfield.
- (rugby league) The front row.
- (nautical) A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.
- (music) The rhythm section of a steel band.
- a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
noun
- (rail transport) a diesel locomotive.
- (usually automotive, transport) Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
noun
- An unmanned train rolling on the train line.
- A fairground attraction in which participants ride through a haunted house in a railcar.
- A train service that no longer exists, having stopped running.
- (UK) A rail service which does not appear in the public timetables.
- (UK) A supernatural manifestation of a railway locomotive or passenger cars.
- (theater) A ghost-themed excursion offered by many tourist railways around the world. Usually, a fictional story is created and performed with static displays or live actors on either side of a train. Actors and actresses play out a story on the long and narrow stage provided by the railcar aisles.
noun
noun
- (countable) A train movement.
- Method of operation.
- (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
- Fermentation.
- (arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
- A place where work is carried on.
- (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
- a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
adj
- Enough to allow one to use something.
- That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
- In paid employment.
- Used in real life; practical.
- That is or are functioning.
- Of or relating to employment.
- serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
- actively engaged in paid work
- adopted as a temporary basis for further work
verb
noun
adj
noun
- (countable, rail transport) A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
- (countable) A sofa or chair whose back has a raised middle part.
- (countable) A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
- (uncountable) A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.
- (countable) One or more hump-shaped hills on a straight portion of rollercoaster track, designed to lift riders out of their seats and provide a feeling of weightlessness.
- (typography, uncountable) Synonym of camel case
- (countable) A flexible water container worn on the back.
- (uncountable) The backs of camels.
noun
- (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
- One who flies a kite.
- A pilot light.
- A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
- A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
- (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
- Something serving as a test or trial.
- (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
- An instrument for detecting the compass error.
- (telecommunications, often attributive) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
- A guide book for maritime navigation.
- A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
- (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
- (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
- A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
- (Europe, motor racing) A racing driver.
- a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
- something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
- someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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- (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
- (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
- (transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
- (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
- act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
- operate an airplane
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- (rail transport) A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.
- (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- (military, historical) A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- (engineering) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.
- The pod of the snail clover.
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
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- transport by railroad
- supply with railroad lines
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- (roleplaying games) To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
- (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
- (transitive) To transport via railroad.
- (intransitive) To operate a railroad.
- (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- (intransitive) To travel by railroad.
- (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
- (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
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- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
- (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
- (chiefly US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- (chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
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- (transitive, rail transport, UK) To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.
- (transitive, colloquial) To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping their face and bottom.
- (transitive) To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.
- (transitive) To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.
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- (transitive, rail transport, UK) To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.
- (transitive, colloquial) To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping their face and bottom.
- (transitive) To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.
- (transitive) To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.