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adj
verb
verb
- cause to be preoccupied
- influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- possess beforehand
- make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
- Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.
- (by extension) To cause (someone) to have a previous inclination against, for, or to something; to bias or prejudice; specifically, to induce in (someone) a favourable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
noun
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
- Mental assimilation.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- assimilation; incorporation.
- (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
noun
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- the quality of being intent and concentrated
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
- (countable, law, informal) Such document that has not yet been executed or completed.
- (countable, law) The fact or instance of preparing the final draft legal document for execution or completion.
verb
noun
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
- (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
- That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
- The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
verb
noun
- a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
- a reason for wanting something done
- (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
- a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
- (uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
- (uncountable) Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
- (countable) Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
- (historical, usually attributive) A genre of factual short films, generally more amusing than informative, especially those not covered by a more specific genre label.
- (countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
- (uncountable, finance) Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
- (often in the plural) The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
- (uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- (uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
verb
- be on the mind of
- assume, as of positions or roles
- occupy the whole of
- require (time or space)
- consume all of one's attention or time
- keep busy with
- march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- live (in a certain place)
- To live or reside in.
- To fill space.
- To hold the attention of.
- To fill or hold (an official position or role).
- (surveying) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
- (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
- To fill.
- To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
verb
- be on the mind of
- be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
- lacerate by biting
- be concerned with
- touch or rub constantly
- disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
- (transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.
- (transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
- (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
- (transitive) To touch repeatedly; to fiddle with.
- (intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
noun
verb
- be concerned with or about something or somebody
- be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
- pay close attention to; give heed to
- be in charge of or deal with
- keep in mind
- be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
- (UK, Ireland) Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
- To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
- (chiefly imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).
- (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
- To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.
- (now regional) To remember.
- To be careful about.
- (now rare except in phrases) To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
- (now obsolete outside dialect) To purpose, intend, plan.
- To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
- To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
noun
- attention
- knowledge and intellectual ability
- an important intellectual
- an opinion formed by judging something
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- recall or remembrance
- your intention; what you intend to do
- The ability to be aware of things.
- A healthy mental state.
- (uncountable) Attention, consideration or thought.
- Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
- Desire, inclination, or intention.
- Judgment, opinion, or view.
- (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
- The ability to focus the thoughts.
- The ability to remember things.
- The capability for rational thought.
- Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
noun
- any activity that occupies a person's attention
- the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
- the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
- An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
- (geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
- The act, process or state of possessing a place.
verb
noun
prep
- Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.
- (figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- (with 'to' and verb infinitive) See about to.
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
- On one’s person; nearby the person.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
adj
adv
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- (nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.
- To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction.
- On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- in the area or vicinity
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- all around or on all sides
- in rotation or succession
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
verb
verb
- have an inclination for something or some activity
- To perceive oneself to resemble (something); to have the sense of being (something).
- To feel that something is likely to happen; to predict.
- To feel as though.
- (impersonal) To give a perception of something; to appear or to seem.
- To have a desire for something, or to do something.
- (meteorology, impersonal) Denotes the apparent temperature.
verb
- To concentrate or focus one's attention (on a task).
- To successfully narrow down a search (for).
- To focus one's aim; to zoom in and center (on something).
- (idiomatic) To converge (on).
- direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
adj
- Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
- In an unknown location; unable to be found.
- Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
- Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
- Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
- Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
- Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
- Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
- no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
- not gained or won
- not caught with the senses or the mind
- cannot be recovered or regained
- spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- deeply absorbed in thought
- unable to function; without help
verb
noun
adj
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
- (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
- built against or attached to a wall
- pledged to be married
- involved in military hostilities
- reserved in advance
- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (‘engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line)
- having services contracted for
- (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
- (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
- Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
- Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).
- Greatly interested.
- (military) being attacked or attacking
- (medicine, of a foetus) Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
- Busy or employed.
- (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
verb
adj
intj
verb
verb
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- make nervous or agitated
- make confused or perplexed or puzzled
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- intrude or enter uninvited
- (imperative, euphemistic) Damn; curse.
- To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
- (intransitive, catenative) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
- (intransitive or reflexive) To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
- (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
noun
verb
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
noun
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an angry disturbance
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
verb
- To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
- To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
- To consult for advice or help.
- (intransitive) To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
- With to as particle:
- (intransitive) To become.
- (transitive) To cause (something or someone) to become.
- speak to
verb
- (intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.
- direct one's attention on something
- (transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
- (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
- (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- (transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
- (accounting, formerly) To aggregate figures of accounts.
- (intransitive, optics, of a lens, optical instrument, etc.) To adjust itself or be adjusted such that light from a scene converges appropriately to create a clear image.
- (intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.
- put (an image) into focus
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- cause to converge on or toward a central point
- become focussed or come into focus
noun
- (countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
- (countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- (ichthyology) The centre of an older fish's scale, which is the point where a younger fish's scale starts to grow from.
- (countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
- (countable) Something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed.
- (linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
- An object used in casting a magic spell.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- (graphical user interface) The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
- (uncountable) Concentration of attention.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- special emphasis attached to something
- a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
noun
- The process of being distracted.
- Something that distracts.
- Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
- Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- mental turmoil
- an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- an obstacle to attention
verb
- To keep in mind; to be mindful of.
- To memorize; to put something into memory.
- (intransitive) To engage in the process of recalling memories.
- (transitive) To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
- To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
- To not forget (to do something required)
- (rare) Alternative form of re-member.
- To convey greetings from.
- (transitive) To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- show appreciation to
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
verb
- engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
- (transitive) To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.
- (transitive) To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
verb
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adv
adj
- Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
- (semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
- (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
- not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
noun
noun
- a focus on something particular
- (Christianity, Judaism, theology) The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation.
- (politics) The principle that individual states, races of a federation, etc., may act independently of a central authority.
- An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.
adj
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- sincerely earnest
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- Strenuous; diligent.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
noun
verb
adj
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- foolish; totally unsound
- affected with madness or insanity
- bizarre or fantastic
- possessed by inordinate excitement
- Very excited or enthusiastic.
- Out of control.
- Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
- In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
- (informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
noun
adv
adj
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- in a state of extreme emotion
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
- fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
- in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- without civilizing influences
- involving risk or danger
- marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
- without a basis in reason or fact
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
- deviating widely from an intended course
- talking or behaving irrationally
- Furious; very angry.
- Very inaccurate; far off the mark.
- (electrical engineering) Of unregulated and varying frequency.
- Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.
- Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
- (nautical, of a vessel) Hard to steer.
- (slang) Very unexpected; wildly surprising; crazy, diabolical.
- Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
- Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
- Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
- (mathematics, of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
- Of an audio recording: intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
- Being in the wild, by any pathway (whether by being of the wild type, by being feral since birth, or by being feral after escape from domesticated life).
- Unrestrained or uninhibited.
- Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being feral, being an undomesticated animal whose ancestors were domesticated.
- Enthusiastic.
- (slang) Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.
- From or relating to wild creatures.
noun
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- Alternative form of weald.
- (chiefly in the plural) A wilderness.
- Something that is able to stand in for others, such as a particular playing card in a game.
- (singular, with "the") The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
adv
verb
adv
noun
- (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed
- (chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.
adj
adj
- concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
- completely lacking in playfulness
- appealing to the mind
- requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- of great consequence
- Important; weighty; not insignificant.
- Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
- (of a relationship) Committed.
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- direct one's attention on something
- (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
- (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
- center upon
- move into the center
noun
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
- (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
- (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
- (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
- (geometry) A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.
- The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
- (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
- (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
- A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
- (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
- The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
- (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
- (algebra, group theory, ring theory) The set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)
- (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
adj
adj
prep
- Doing, involved in.
- (mathematics) Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
- Devising, scheming (planning something mischievous or inappropriate).
- (Eton College) Taught by; in the class of.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to.
- Until.
- Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
- As much as; no more than (also with of).
- Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
verb
- (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
- direct one's attention on something
- (ergative) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
- To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
- To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
- make denser, stronger, or purer
- cook until very little liquid is left
- make central
- compress or concentrate
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- make more concise
- draw together or meet in one common center
adj
noun
noun
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
- Mental assimilation.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- assimilation; incorporation.
- (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
noun
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- the quality of being intent and concentrated
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
- (countable, law, informal) Such document that has not yet been executed or completed.
- (countable, law) The fact or instance of preparing the final draft legal document for execution or completion.
noun
- any activity that occupies a person's attention
- the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
- the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
- An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
- (geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
- The act, process or state of possessing a place.
noun
- The process of being distracted.
- Something that distracts.
- Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
- Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- mental turmoil
- an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- an obstacle to attention
noun
- a focus on something particular
- (Christianity, Judaism, theology) The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation.
- (politics) The principle that individual states, races of a federation, etc., may act independently of a central authority.
- An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.
verb
- (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- direct one's attention on something
- (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
- (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
- center upon
- move into the center
noun
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
- (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
- (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
- (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
- (geometry) A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.
- The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
- (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
- (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
- A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
- (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
- The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
- (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
- (algebra, group theory, ring theory) The set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)
- (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
adj
verb
- cause to be preoccupied
- influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- possess beforehand
- make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
- Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.
- (by extension) To cause (someone) to have a previous inclination against, for, or to something; to bias or prejudice; specifically, to induce in (someone) a favourable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
verb
noun
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
- (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
- That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
- The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
verb
noun
- a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
- a reason for wanting something done
- (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
- a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
- (uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
- (uncountable) Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
- (countable) Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
- (historical, usually attributive) A genre of factual short films, generally more amusing than informative, especially those not covered by a more specific genre label.
- (countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
- (uncountable, finance) Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
- (often in the plural) The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
- (uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- (uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
verb
- be on the mind of
- assume, as of positions or roles
- occupy the whole of
- require (time or space)
- consume all of one's attention or time
- keep busy with
- march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- live (in a certain place)
- To live or reside in.
- To fill space.
- To hold the attention of.
- To fill or hold (an official position or role).
- (surveying) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
- (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
- To fill.
- To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
verb
- be on the mind of
- be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
- lacerate by biting
- be concerned with
- touch or rub constantly
- disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
- (transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.
- (transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
- (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
- (transitive) To touch repeatedly; to fiddle with.
- (intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
noun
verb
- be concerned with or about something or somebody
- be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
- pay close attention to; give heed to
- be in charge of or deal with
- keep in mind
- be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
- (UK, Ireland) Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
- To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
- (chiefly imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).
- (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
- To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.
- (now regional) To remember.
- To be careful about.
- (now rare except in phrases) To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
- (now obsolete outside dialect) To purpose, intend, plan.
- To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
- To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
noun
- attention
- knowledge and intellectual ability
- an important intellectual
- an opinion formed by judging something
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- recall or remembrance
- your intention; what you intend to do
- The ability to be aware of things.
- A healthy mental state.
- (uncountable) Attention, consideration or thought.
- Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
- Desire, inclination, or intention.
- Judgment, opinion, or view.
- (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
- The ability to focus the thoughts.
- The ability to remember things.
- The capability for rational thought.
- Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
verb
noun
verb
- have an inclination for something or some activity
- To perceive oneself to resemble (something); to have the sense of being (something).
- To feel that something is likely to happen; to predict.
- To feel as though.
- (impersonal) To give a perception of something; to appear or to seem.
- To have a desire for something, or to do something.
- (meteorology, impersonal) Denotes the apparent temperature.
verb
- To concentrate or focus one's attention (on a task).
- To successfully narrow down a search (for).
- To focus one's aim; to zoom in and center (on something).
- (idiomatic) To converge (on).
- direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
verb
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- make nervous or agitated
- make confused or perplexed or puzzled
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- intrude or enter uninvited
- (imperative, euphemistic) Damn; curse.
- To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
- (intransitive, catenative) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
- (intransitive or reflexive) To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
- (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
noun
verb
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
noun
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an angry disturbance
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
verb
- To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
- To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
- To consult for advice or help.
- (intransitive) To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
- With to as particle:
- (intransitive) To become.
- (transitive) To cause (something or someone) to become.
- speak to
verb
- (intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.
- direct one's attention on something
- (transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
- (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
- (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- (transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
- (accounting, formerly) To aggregate figures of accounts.
- (intransitive, optics, of a lens, optical instrument, etc.) To adjust itself or be adjusted such that light from a scene converges appropriately to create a clear image.
- (intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.
- put (an image) into focus
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- cause to converge on or toward a central point
- become focussed or come into focus
noun
- (countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
- (countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- (ichthyology) The centre of an older fish's scale, which is the point where a younger fish's scale starts to grow from.
- (countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
- (countable) Something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed.
- (linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
- An object used in casting a magic spell.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- (graphical user interface) The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
- (uncountable) Concentration of attention.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- special emphasis attached to something
- a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
verb
- To keep in mind; to be mindful of.
- To memorize; to put something into memory.
- (intransitive) To engage in the process of recalling memories.
- (transitive) To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
- To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
- To not forget (to do something required)
- (rare) Alternative form of re-member.
- To convey greetings from.
- (transitive) To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- show appreciation to
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
verb
- engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
- (transitive) To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.
- (transitive) To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
verb
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- direct one's attention on something
- (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
- (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
- center upon
- move into the center
noun
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
- (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
- (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
- (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
- (geometry) A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.
- The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
- (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
- (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
- A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
- (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
- The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
- (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
- (algebra, group theory, ring theory) The set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)
- (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
- direct one's attention on something
- (ergative) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
- To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
- To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
- make denser, stronger, or purer
- cook until very little liquid is left
- make central
- compress or concentrate
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- make more concise
- draw together or meet in one common center
adj
noun
adv
noun
- (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed
- (chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.
adj
adj
verb
adj
- Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
- In an unknown location; unable to be found.
- Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
- Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
- Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
- Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
- Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
- Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
- no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
- not gained or won
- not caught with the senses or the mind
- cannot be recovered or regained
- spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- deeply absorbed in thought
- unable to function; without help
verb
noun
adj
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
- (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
- built against or attached to a wall
- pledged to be married
- involved in military hostilities
- reserved in advance
- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (‘engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line)
- having services contracted for
- (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
- (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
- Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
- Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).
- Greatly interested.
- (military) being attacked or attacking
- (medicine, of a foetus) Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
- Busy or employed.
- (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
verb
adj
intj
verb
adj
- Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
- (semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
- (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
- not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
noun
adj
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- sincerely earnest
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- Strenuous; diligent.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
noun
verb
adj
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- foolish; totally unsound
- affected with madness or insanity
- bizarre or fantastic
- possessed by inordinate excitement
- Very excited or enthusiastic.
- Out of control.
- Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
- In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
- (informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
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adv
adj
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- in a state of extreme emotion
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
- fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
- in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- without civilizing influences
- involving risk or danger
- marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
- without a basis in reason or fact
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
- deviating widely from an intended course
- talking or behaving irrationally
- Furious; very angry.
- Very inaccurate; far off the mark.
- (electrical engineering) Of unregulated and varying frequency.
- Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.
- Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
- (nautical, of a vessel) Hard to steer.
- (slang) Very unexpected; wildly surprising; crazy, diabolical.
- Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
- Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
- Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
- (mathematics, of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
- Of an audio recording: intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
- Being in the wild, by any pathway (whether by being of the wild type, by being feral since birth, or by being feral after escape from domesticated life).
- Unrestrained or uninhibited.
- Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being feral, being an undomesticated animal whose ancestors were domesticated.
- Enthusiastic.
- (slang) Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.
- From or relating to wild creatures.
noun
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- Alternative form of weald.
- (chiefly in the plural) A wilderness.
- Something that is able to stand in for others, such as a particular playing card in a game.
- (singular, with "the") The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
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verb
adj
- concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
- completely lacking in playfulness
- appealing to the mind
- requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- of great consequence
- Important; weighty; not insignificant.
- Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
- (of a relationship) Committed.
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adj
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- Doing, involved in.
- (mathematics) Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
- Devising, scheming (planning something mischievous or inappropriate).
- (Eton College) Taught by; in the class of.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to.
- Until.
- Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
- As much as; no more than (also with of).
- Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.