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noun
- an assortment of various samples
- A device that takes samples.
- a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
- someone who samples food or drink for its quality
- an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
- A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
- A representative selection of a larger group.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
- Someone whose job is to take samples.
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
verb
- take a sample of
- experience briefly
- perceive by the sense of taste
- distinguish flavors
- have flavor; taste of something
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
- (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
- (transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
- To take sparingly.
- (transitive, figurative) To experience.
noun
- a strong liking
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- a brief experience of something
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- a small amount eaten or drunk
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
- A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
- The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- Personal preference; liking; predilection.
- (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
- (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
- One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
adj
verb
- take a sample of
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To put to test.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
noun
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
verb
- take a sample of
- perform in order to get a role
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
- (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
noun
- A selection of such samples bound together.
- (UK) A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
- (figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
- A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
- (figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
- a sample piece of cloth
verb
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (prison) General population.
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- everything that exists anywhere
- everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
- A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
- (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
- Everything under consideration.
- (pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- (mathematics) The set of all things considered.
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
- (statistics, psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations.
- (marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
name
noun
- (countable) A sample.
- (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
- (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
verb
noun
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- (derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.
- a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
- an example regarded as typical of its class
adj
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- involving or composed of different races
- Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
- Having two or more separate aspects.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
- Including both male(s) and female(s).
- Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
verb
adj
noun
- a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
- a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- An incongruous mixture.
- (countable, figuratively, by extension) A jester; a fool.
- (uncountable) A jester's multicoloured clothes.
verb
adj
adv
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pron
noun
- A varied collection (of items).
- (printing) A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
- Something strange or unusual.
- Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
- (commerce) An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
- A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
- A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
- A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
noun
- A survey of the available items or material.
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- a new appraisal or evaluation
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
- a formal or official examination
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
verb
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- look at again; examine again
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- appraise critically
- refresh one's memory
- hold a review (of troops)
noun
- any collection of diverse things
- a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
- A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
- A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
- (uncountable) The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.
verb
noun
- an assortment of miscellaneous items
- a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
- A bag containing essential items, which can be easily picked up and taken in an emergency.
- A bag from which a gift or prize may be withdrawn (grabbed) unseen.
- A gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made; a bag as gift that comprises mystery prizes.
- (figurative) Any random assortment, selection or possibility.
- A moderately large bag of crisps or other snack, suitable for sharing.
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- any collection in its entirety
- an informal body of friends
- (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
- (US, informal) A considerable amount.
- (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding.
- (geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
- (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.
- An informal body of friends.
- A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
- (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
- (smoking) An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.
- A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
verb
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A dull thud.
verb
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
verb
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
- (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- (demography) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
adj
verb
noun
- A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
- (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
- The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
- (linguistics) A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.
- The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
- (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
- the act of gathering something together
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
noun
- A cluster of heterogeneous things.
- (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
- (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
- a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
- a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
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verb
noun
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To try; to assay.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- express a supposition
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- indicate
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- report or maintain
- utter aloud
- express in words
- communicate or express nonverbally
noun
noun
- A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
- A cloth of mixed colours.
- (swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
- (music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
- a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
verb
noun
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- (psychology) A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
- A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- A network of interconnected systems.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
adj
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- difficult to analyze or understand
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
verb
noun
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- Something selected.
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
noun
- A list or collection of various items.
- (pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
- A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
- A short, complete summary; an abstract.
- a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
- a publication containing a variety of works
noun
- (countable) An assortment of miscellaneous items.
- (uncountable) The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
- (countable) A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
noun
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- (rare) Nectar.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- (African-American Vernacular, vulgar) Precum; pre-ejaculate.
- A term of affection.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- (uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
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verb
noun
- a test sample of some substance
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- (finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- (Scotland) A person's face.
- (UK politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- (manufacturing) A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verb
noun
- A selection.
- (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
- (slang, dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
- A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
- An organized killing of selected animals.
- (agriculture) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verb
- To gather, collect.
- To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
- (by extension) To kill (animals, etc).
- To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- (computer graphics) To selectively not render or process certain objects, such as polygons.
- To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
- look for and gather
- remove something that has been rejected
noun
- A combination of different things.
- (dentistry) An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
- (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
- One of the ingredients in an alloy.
- a combination or blend of diverse things
- an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
noun
- a collection of related things intended for use together
- a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
- a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
- a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
- an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
- (music) A marching percussion ensemble; the section of the drumline that marches on the field during a performance.
- An array of similar things.
- (chess) Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal
- (originally and sometimes still, strictly) Such a device that has multiple cells.
- (law) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.
- The state of a firearm or cannon when it is possible to be fired.
- (metonymic, informal, uncountable) The energy stored in such a device.
- (electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
- (military, countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.
- Such a group of a certain size (number of guns and artillerists), within a schema of military unit organization.
noun
- A collection or number of different things.
- A specific variation of something.
- (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
- A deviation or difference.
- (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
- (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.
- (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
- (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
- (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
- In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- The quality of being varied; diversity.
- (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
- (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- noticeable heterogeneity
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
noun
- a complete collection of similar things
- an association of criminals
- a large indefinite quantity
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
- a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
- a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
- a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
- a group of hunting animals
- A full set of playing cards
- A wolfpack: a number of wolves, hunting together.
- A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.
- A group of Cub Scouts.
- (roller derby) The largest group of blockers from both teams skating in close proximity.
- A bundle of sheet iron plates for rolling simultaneously.
- The assortment of playing cards used in a particular game.
- (slang) A loose, lewd, or worthless person.
- A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
- A shook of cask staves.
- (rugby) The forwards in a rugby team (eight in Rugby Union, six in Rugby League) who with the opposing pack constitute the scrum.
- (medicine) An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
- A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- (snooker, pool) A tight group of object balls in cue sports. Usually the reds in snooker.
- A group of people associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang.
- A multitude.
- A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.
- A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.
- A flock of knots.
- (slang) A package of cigarettes.
verb
- carry, as on one's back
- hike with a backpack
- have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
- load with a pack
- fill to capacity
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- seal with packing
- press down tightly
- compress into a wad
- press tightly together or cram
- treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
- arrange in a container
- set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
- (transitive) To load with a pack.
- (transitive) To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; especially, to send away peremptorily or suddenly; – sometimes with off. See pack off.
- (transitive) To bring together or make up unfairly, in order to secure a certain result.
- (transitive, slang) To carry weapons, especially firearms, on one's person.
- (transitive) To make impervious, such as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without allowing air, water, or steam inside.
- (transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack
- (intransitive, LGBTQ, especially of a trans man or drag king) To wear an object, such as a prosthetic penis, inside one’s trousers to appear more male or masculine.
- (transitive, historical) To combine (telegraph messages) in order to send them more cheaply as a single transmission.
- (transitive) To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.
- (transitive, progressive aspect, slang) To have a large penis, as if carrying a large weapon on one's person.
- (transitive, US, chiefly Western US) To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (on the backs of men or animals).
- (transitive) To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into.
- (intransitive) To depart in haste; – generally with off or away.
- (transitive, sports, slang) To block a shot, especially in basketball.
- (transitive, computing) To compress (data).
- (transitive, card games) To sort and arrange (the cards) in the pack to give oneself an unfair advantage
- (intransitive, of animals) To gather together in flocks, herds, schools or similar groups of animals.
- (intransitive) To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
- (intransitive) To form a compact mass, especially in order for transportation.
- (intransitive) To put together for morally wrong purposes; to join in cahoots.
- (transitive, figurative) To load; to encumber.
- (intransitive, rugby, of the forwards in a rugby team) To play together cohesively, specially with reference to technique in the scrum.
- (transitive) To wrap in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
noun
- an assortment of various samples
- A device that takes samples.
- a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
- someone who samples food or drink for its quality
- an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
- A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
- A representative selection of a larger group.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
- Someone whose job is to take samples.
noun
- A selection of such samples bound together.
- (UK) A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
- (figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
- A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
- (figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
- a sample piece of cloth
verb
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (prison) General population.
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- everything that exists anywhere
- everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
- A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
- (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
- Everything under consideration.
- (pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- (mathematics) The set of all things considered.
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
- (statistics, psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations.
- (marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
name
noun
- (countable) A sample.
- (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
- (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
verb
noun
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- (derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.
- a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
- an example regarded as typical of its class
noun
- A varied collection (of items).
- (printing) A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
- Something strange or unusual.
- Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
- (commerce) An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
- A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
- A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
- A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
noun
- A survey of the available items or material.
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- a new appraisal or evaluation
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
- a formal or official examination
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
verb
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- look at again; examine again
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- appraise critically
- refresh one's memory
- hold a review (of troops)
noun
- any collection of diverse things
- a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
- A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
- A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
- (uncountable) The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.
verb
noun
- an assortment of miscellaneous items
- a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
- A bag containing essential items, which can be easily picked up and taken in an emergency.
- A bag from which a gift or prize may be withdrawn (grabbed) unseen.
- A gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made; a bag as gift that comprises mystery prizes.
- (figurative) Any random assortment, selection or possibility.
- A moderately large bag of crisps or other snack, suitable for sharing.
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- any collection in its entirety
- an informal body of friends
- (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
- (US, informal) A considerable amount.
- (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding.
- (geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
- (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.
- An informal body of friends.
- A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
- (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
- (smoking) An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.
- A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
verb
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A dull thud.
verb
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
verb
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
- (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- (demography) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
adj
verb
noun
- A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
- (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
- The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
- (linguistics) A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.
- The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
- (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
- the act of gathering something together
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
noun
- A cluster of heterogeneous things.
- (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
- (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
- a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
- a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
adj
verb
noun
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To try; to assay.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- express a supposition
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- indicate
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- report or maintain
- utter aloud
- express in words
- communicate or express nonverbally
noun
noun
- A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
- A cloth of mixed colours.
- (swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
- (music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
- a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
verb
noun
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- (psychology) A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
- A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- A network of interconnected systems.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
adj
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- difficult to analyze or understand
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
verb
noun
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- Something selected.
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
noun
- A list or collection of various items.
- (pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
- A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
- A short, complete summary; an abstract.
- a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
- a publication containing a variety of works
noun
- (countable) An assortment of miscellaneous items.
- (uncountable) The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
- (countable) A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
noun
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- (rare) Nectar.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- (African-American Vernacular, vulgar) Precum; pre-ejaculate.
- A term of affection.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- (uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
adj
verb
noun
- a test sample of some substance
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- (finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- (Scotland) A person's face.
- (UK politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- (manufacturing) A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verb
noun
- A selection.
- (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
- (slang, dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
- A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
- An organized killing of selected animals.
- (agriculture) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verb
- To gather, collect.
- To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
- (by extension) To kill (animals, etc).
- To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- (computer graphics) To selectively not render or process certain objects, such as polygons.
- To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
- look for and gather
- remove something that has been rejected
noun
- A combination of different things.
- (dentistry) An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
- (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
- One of the ingredients in an alloy.
- a combination or blend of diverse things
- an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
noun
- a collection of related things intended for use together
- a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
- a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
- a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
- an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
- (music) A marching percussion ensemble; the section of the drumline that marches on the field during a performance.
- An array of similar things.
- (chess) Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal
- (originally and sometimes still, strictly) Such a device that has multiple cells.
- (law) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.
- The state of a firearm or cannon when it is possible to be fired.
- (metonymic, informal, uncountable) The energy stored in such a device.
- (electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
- (military, countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.
- Such a group of a certain size (number of guns and artillerists), within a schema of military unit organization.
noun
- A collection or number of different things.
- A specific variation of something.
- (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
- A deviation or difference.
- (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
- (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.
- (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
- (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
- (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
- In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- The quality of being varied; diversity.
- (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
- (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- noticeable heterogeneity
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
noun
- a complete collection of similar things
- an association of criminals
- a large indefinite quantity
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
- a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
- a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
- a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
- a group of hunting animals
- A full set of playing cards
- A wolfpack: a number of wolves, hunting together.
- A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.
- A group of Cub Scouts.
- (roller derby) The largest group of blockers from both teams skating in close proximity.
- A bundle of sheet iron plates for rolling simultaneously.
- The assortment of playing cards used in a particular game.
- (slang) A loose, lewd, or worthless person.
- A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
- A shook of cask staves.
- (rugby) The forwards in a rugby team (eight in Rugby Union, six in Rugby League) who with the opposing pack constitute the scrum.
- (medicine) An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
- A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- (snooker, pool) A tight group of object balls in cue sports. Usually the reds in snooker.
- A group of people associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang.
- A multitude.
- A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.
- A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.
- A flock of knots.
- (slang) A package of cigarettes.
verb
- carry, as on one's back
- hike with a backpack
- have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
- load with a pack
- fill to capacity
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- seal with packing
- press down tightly
- compress into a wad
- press tightly together or cram
- treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
- arrange in a container
- set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
- (transitive) To load with a pack.
- (transitive) To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; especially, to send away peremptorily or suddenly; – sometimes with off. See pack off.
- (transitive) To bring together or make up unfairly, in order to secure a certain result.
- (transitive, slang) To carry weapons, especially firearms, on one's person.
- (transitive) To make impervious, such as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without allowing air, water, or steam inside.
- (transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack
- (intransitive, LGBTQ, especially of a trans man or drag king) To wear an object, such as a prosthetic penis, inside one’s trousers to appear more male or masculine.
- (transitive, historical) To combine (telegraph messages) in order to send them more cheaply as a single transmission.
- (transitive) To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.
- (transitive, progressive aspect, slang) To have a large penis, as if carrying a large weapon on one's person.
- (transitive, US, chiefly Western US) To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (on the backs of men or animals).
- (transitive) To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into.
- (intransitive) To depart in haste; – generally with off or away.
- (transitive, sports, slang) To block a shot, especially in basketball.
- (transitive, computing) To compress (data).
- (transitive, card games) To sort and arrange (the cards) in the pack to give oneself an unfair advantage
- (intransitive, of animals) To gather together in flocks, herds, schools or similar groups of animals.
- (intransitive) To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
- (intransitive) To form a compact mass, especially in order for transportation.
- (intransitive) To put together for morally wrong purposes; to join in cahoots.
- (transitive, figurative) To load; to encumber.
- (intransitive, rugby, of the forwards in a rugby team) To play together cohesively, specially with reference to technique in the scrum.
- (transitive) To wrap in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
verb
- take a sample of
- experience briefly
- perceive by the sense of taste
- distinguish flavors
- have flavor; taste of something
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
- (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
- (transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
- To take sparingly.
- (transitive, figurative) To experience.
noun
- a strong liking
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- a brief experience of something
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- a small amount eaten or drunk
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
- A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
- The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- Personal preference; liking; predilection.
- (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
- (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
- One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
adj
verb
- take a sample of
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To put to test.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
noun
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
verb
- take a sample of
- perform in order to get a role
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
- (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
adj
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- involving or composed of different races
- Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
- Having two or more separate aspects.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
- Including both male(s) and female(s).
- Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
verb
adj
noun
- a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
- a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- An incongruous mixture.
- (countable, figuratively, by extension) A jester; a fool.
- (uncountable) A jester's multicoloured clothes.