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noun
- any opponent of technological progress
- (by extension, often derogatory) Someone who opposes technological change.
- one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
- (historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
- (by extension, informal) One who lives among nature, forsaking technology.
verb
- slow down the progress of; hinder
- cost a certain amount
- hold back to a later time
- (transitive, idiomatic) To cost money.
- To reverse, go backwards.
- (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
- (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
- (transitive) To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.
adv
adj
noun
verb
noun
- an effort to advance
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- the force used in pushing
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- (snooker) A push shot.
- A great effort (to do something).
- (professional wrestling slang) An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
- (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A push-button, such as a bell push.
- (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- (figurative) A force that impels or pressures one to act.
verb
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- approach a certain age or speed
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- move strenuously and with effort
- move with force
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- press against forcefully without moving
- (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- (informal, transitive, usually in present participle) To approach; to come close to.
- (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
adj
- Tending to resist change or innovation.
- Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
- Cautious, moderate.
- (linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.
- (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
- (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
- (US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
- (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
- (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
- (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
- Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
- (calculus, of field) That is the gradient of a function.
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- unimaginatively conventional
- having social or political views favoring conservatism
- resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
- avoiding excess
noun
- A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
- (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
- (especially US, Canada, politics) One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
- a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
verb
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
noun
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
verb
noun
- a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- prevents access or progress
- (chess) The act of preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it.
- The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
- (biology, medicine) Inhibition of the activity (function) of chemical messengers or their receptors, such as (often) receptor antagonism.
- (backgammon) Synonym of prime.
- (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
- (by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
verb
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
- (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
- (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- (transitive, formal) To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- a thwarting and distressing situation
- (golf) A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
- (by extension) An obstacle or obstruction.
noun
- Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
- (computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
- A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
- something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
noun
- Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
- (sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
- (construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
- (medicine, sometimes attributive) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
- (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
- a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
- making an important discovery
- a productive insight
adj
verb
- become technologically advanced
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
noun
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- a passage with access only at one end
- (figurative) A position that offers no hope of change or progress.
- A split end in the hair.
- (mining) The inner end of a drift or tunnel.
- (idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
noun
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- Synonym of deadbolt (“type of lock”).
- (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
- A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
verb
noun
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place their king in check
- Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
- (chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
verb
adj
- favoring or promoting progress
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
- advancing in severity
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- gradually advancing in extent
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
- (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- (politics) Liberal.
- (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
- Advancing in severity.
- (grammar) Continuous.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
noun
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
- One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
- Clipping of progressive dinner
noun
- The state of being advanced
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
- How advanced something is
- The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- gradual improvement or growth or development
noun
noun
- a change for the better; progress in development
- an amount paid before it is earned
- a movement forward
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- cause to move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
adj
noun
- a change for the better; progress in development
- the act of improving something
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
noun
- a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
- a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
- a small foothold used in climbing
- (climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.
- (wrestling) A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.
- (by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- increase or raise
- push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
- give a boost to; be beneficial to
- increase
- (slang, transitive) To steal.
- (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- (Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- (transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
- (transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
- (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
noun
- an increase in cost
- the act of giving hope or support to someone
- the act of giving a push
- (automotive engineering, uncountable) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
- Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
verb
adj
adv
- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
- in addition or furthermore
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
- (with to) Following on (from).
- Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
- (comparative form of far) To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
- (comparative form of far) To a greater extent or degree.
- (conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
- (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
- (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
- (transitive, programming) To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority.
- (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
- (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
- (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
- (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.
noun
- any opponent of technological progress
- (by extension, often derogatory) Someone who opposes technological change.
- one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
- (historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
- (by extension, informal) One who lives among nature, forsaking technology.
noun
- an effort to advance
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- the force used in pushing
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- (snooker) A push shot.
- A great effort (to do something).
- (professional wrestling slang) An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
- (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A push-button, such as a bell push.
- (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- (figurative) A force that impels or pressures one to act.
verb
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- approach a certain age or speed
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- move strenuously and with effort
- move with force
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- press against forcefully without moving
- (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- (informal, transitive, usually in present participle) To approach; to come close to.
- (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
noun
- Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
- (computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
- A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
- something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
noun
- Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
- (sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
- (construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
- (medicine, sometimes attributive) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
- (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
- a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
- making an important discovery
- a productive insight
adj
noun
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- a passage with access only at one end
- (figurative) A position that offers no hope of change or progress.
- A split end in the hair.
- (mining) The inner end of a drift or tunnel.
- (idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
noun
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- Synonym of deadbolt (“type of lock”).
- (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
- A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
verb
noun
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place their king in check
- Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
- (chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
verb
noun
- The state of being advanced
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
- How advanced something is
- The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- gradual improvement or growth or development
noun
noun
- a change for the better; progress in development
- an amount paid before it is earned
- a movement forward
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- cause to move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
adj
noun
- a change for the better; progress in development
- the act of improving something
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
noun
- a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
- a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
- a small foothold used in climbing
- (climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.
- (wrestling) A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.
- (by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.
verb
- slow down the progress of; hinder
- cost a certain amount
- hold back to a later time
- (transitive, idiomatic) To cost money.
- To reverse, go backwards.
- (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
- (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
- (transitive) To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.
verb
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
noun
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
verb
noun
- a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- prevents access or progress
- (chess) The act of preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it.
- The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
- (biology, medicine) Inhibition of the activity (function) of chemical messengers or their receptors, such as (often) receptor antagonism.
- (backgammon) Synonym of prime.
- (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
- (by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
verb
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
- (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
- (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- (transitive, formal) To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- a thwarting and distressing situation
- (golf) A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
- (by extension) An obstacle or obstruction.
verb
- become technologically advanced
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
noun
- a change for the better; progress in development
- an amount paid before it is earned
- a movement forward
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- cause to move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
adj
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- increase or raise
- push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
- give a boost to; be beneficial to
- increase
- (slang, transitive) To steal.
- (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- (Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- (transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
- (transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
- (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
noun
- an increase in cost
- the act of giving hope or support to someone
- the act of giving a push
- (automotive engineering, uncountable) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
- Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
verb
adj
adv
- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
- in addition or furthermore
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
- (with to) Following on (from).
- Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
- (comparative form of far) To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
- (comparative form of far) To a greater extent or degree.
- (conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
- (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
- (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
- (transitive, programming) To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority.
- (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
- (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
- (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
- (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.
adv
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Tending to resist change or innovation.
- Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
- Cautious, moderate.
- (linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.
- (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
- (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
- (US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
- (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
- (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
- (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
- Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
- (calculus, of field) That is the gradient of a function.
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- unimaginatively conventional
- having social or political views favoring conservatism
- resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
- avoiding excess
noun
- A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
- (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
- (especially US, Canada, politics) One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
- a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
adj
- favoring or promoting progress
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
- advancing in severity
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- gradually advancing in extent
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
- (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- (politics) Liberal.
- (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
- Advancing in severity.
- (grammar) Continuous.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
noun
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
- One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
- Clipping of progressive dinner