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noun
adj
adv
verb
- imply or suggest
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- proceed or get along
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- try to establish
- have sexual intercourse with
- write all the required information onto a form
- make out and issue
- detect with the senses
- distinguish by sight or hearing
- (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To make an (often temporary) home.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
- (transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
- (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
- (slang, originally US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To get along with (someone).
adj
noun
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
noun
- A hint or intimation.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
verb
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To give someone a cue signal.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
verb
- Suggesting conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.
- Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)
- Could naturally be expected to (given the situation, the tendencies of someone's character etc.).
- Without explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action.
- Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?
- Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.
- Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
- Was or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something.
- Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another.
- Used to express the speaker's belief or assumption.
intj
noun
verb
- To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
- (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
- (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
- introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- give to understand
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
- smell badly and offensively
- be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
- (intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
- (transitive, rare) To cause (something) to smell.
noun
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
noun
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
adv
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
- emit an odor
- smell bad
- inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
- (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
- (by extension) To detect or perceive; often with out.
- (by extension, intransitive, copulative) To smell of; to have a smell of
- (intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
- (intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
noun
- the act of perceiving the odor of something
- the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- any property detected by the olfactory system
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
- (physiology) The sense that detects odours.
- A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
noun
- Opinion; intimation; hint.
- (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
- (game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
- Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
- That which has been imputed or charged.
- The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
- (genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
- (statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
- a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
- the attribution to a source or cause
verb
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
adj
adj
- concerned with or suggestive of ideas
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
- (politics) Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.
- (of a claim or idea) Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
- Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
noun
- something that serves to indicate or suggest
- something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
- (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
- the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- (rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- (finance) A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
- A discovery made; information.
- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
noun
- (uncountable) The act of suggesting.
- (law, countable) Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.
- (countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
- (countable, psychology) Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
- The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
- a just detectable amount
- the act of inducing hypnosis
- persuasion formulated as a suggestion
- an idea that is suggested
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
verb
- (transitive) To utter carelessly (a remark, suggestion, proposal, etc.).
- (transitive) To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).
- (idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- (transitive) To put into a state of confusion.
- (idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- (transitive) To emit.
- (idiomatic) To offer an idea for consideration.
- (transitive) To cause to project.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out.
- (transitive) To outdistance; to leave behind.
- To produce in a haphazard fashion.
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- remove from a position or office
- throw or cast away
- force to leave or move out
- cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
noun
noun
verb
- Used to suggest something.
- (obsolete except Geordie) past participle of can
- Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).
- simple past of can
- Used to show the possibility that something might happen.
- Used to politely ask for someone else to do something.
- Used to politely ask for permission to do something.
noun
noun
- a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- an assumption that is taken for granted
- (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
- The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
- The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- The condition upon which something is presumed.
- (law) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
adj
- (figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
- Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
- Just before, after, or facing.
- having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
- near or close to but not necessarily touching
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
prep
noun
noun
verb
noun
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- (British, dialectal) A desire, an inclination.
verb
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- 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 change for the better; progress in development
- 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.
adj
verb
- 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.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- 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.
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- a way of entering or leaving
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
- a close approximation
- the event of one object coming closer to another
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- (climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- (also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- (aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- (figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- (golf, tennis) Ellipsis of approach shot.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- (bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
verb
- move towards
- begin to deal with
- come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
- come near in time
- make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
- (transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- (intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
- (transitive, mathematical analysis) Used when defining limits, preceded by as: To become arbitrarily close to some value, be it a number, vector or infinity and have an effect on another value.
- (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
- (transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- (transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- (transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- (transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
- (Philippines) a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assumes one's affection is reciprocated, or indulges in one's own wishful thinking or flatters oneself
- (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
- (literally) Someone or something that feels.
- (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
intj
- Used to indicate that one is speculating (often used sarcastically when stating the obvious).
- Used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, don't, know.
- (UK) Used to express exasperation or incredulity about a given situation or person.
adv
- Used to make a suggestion.
- Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
- Used to inquire about the purpose of someone introducing a subject to the speaker.
- Used to express approval of an occurrence or a result.
- Used to repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.
noun
- (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
verb
- (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
- use foul or abusive language towards
- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
verb
- (figurative, by extension) To insinuate.
- (intransitive) To swing about in the wind; to flare (as a candle)
- Pronunciation spelling of freeze.
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause to swing about.
- (intransitive) To frighten, put into a state of alarm.
- (transitive) To beat; to chastise.
- (transitive, also with off, on, up) To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
- (transitive, intransitive) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a thread or rope.
noun
verb
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
- (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
- (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
adj
- Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (Northern England, especially Manchester, Geordie, slang) Very good, excellent.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.
- as if new
noun
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.
- The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
- A green color, like that of mint.
- (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
- the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
- any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
- a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
- a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- any member of the mint family of plants
noun
- an idea that is implied or suggested
- what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- (semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
- (logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
verb
adj
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
noun
noun
noun
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
noun
- A hint or intimation.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
verb
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To give someone a cue signal.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
noun
- Opinion; intimation; hint.
- (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
- (game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
- Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
- That which has been imputed or charged.
- The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
- (genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
- (statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
- a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
- the attribution to a source or cause
noun
- something that serves to indicate or suggest
- something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
- (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
- the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- (rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- (finance) A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
- A discovery made; information.
- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
noun
- (uncountable) The act of suggesting.
- (law, countable) Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.
- (countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
- (countable, psychology) Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
- The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
- a just detectable amount
- the act of inducing hypnosis
- persuasion formulated as a suggestion
- an idea that is suggested
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
noun
noun
- a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- an assumption that is taken for granted
- (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
- The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
- The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- The condition upon which something is presumed.
- (law) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
noun
verb
noun
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- (British, dialectal) A desire, an inclination.
verb
verb
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
adj
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- 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 change for the better; progress in development
- 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.
adj
verb
- 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.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- 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.
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- a way of entering or leaving
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
- a close approximation
- the event of one object coming closer to another
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- (climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- (also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- (aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- (figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- (golf, tennis) Ellipsis of approach shot.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- (bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
verb
- move towards
- begin to deal with
- come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
- come near in time
- make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
- (transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- (intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
- (transitive, mathematical analysis) Used when defining limits, preceded by as: To become arbitrarily close to some value, be it a number, vector or infinity and have an effect on another value.
- (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
- (transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- (transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- (transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- (transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
- (Philippines) a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assumes one's affection is reciprocated, or indulges in one's own wishful thinking or flatters oneself
- (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
- (literally) Someone or something that feels.
- (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
noun
- (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
verb
- (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
- use foul or abusive language towards
- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
noun
- an idea that is implied or suggested
- what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- (semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
- (logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
verb
- imply or suggest
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- proceed or get along
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- try to establish
- have sexual intercourse with
- write all the required information onto a form
- make out and issue
- detect with the senses
- distinguish by sight or hearing
- (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To make an (often temporary) home.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
- (transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
- (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
- (slang, originally US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To get along with (someone).
verb
- Suggesting conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.
- Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)
- Could naturally be expected to (given the situation, the tendencies of someone's character etc.).
- Without explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action.
- Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?
- Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.
- Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
- Was or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something.
- Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another.
- Used to express the speaker's belief or assumption.
intj
noun
verb
- To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
- (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
- (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
- introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- give to understand
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
- smell badly and offensively
- be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
- (intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
- (transitive, rare) To cause (something) to smell.
noun
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
noun
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
adv
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
- emit an odor
- smell bad
- inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
- (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
- (by extension) To detect or perceive; often with out.
- (by extension, intransitive, copulative) To smell of; to have a smell of
- (intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
- (intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
noun
- the act of perceiving the odor of something
- the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- any property detected by the olfactory system
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
- (physiology) The sense that detects odours.
- A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
verb
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
adj
verb
- (transitive) To utter carelessly (a remark, suggestion, proposal, etc.).
- (transitive) To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).
- (idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- (transitive) To put into a state of confusion.
- (idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- (transitive) To emit.
- (idiomatic) To offer an idea for consideration.
- (transitive) To cause to project.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out.
- (transitive) To outdistance; to leave behind.
- To produce in a haphazard fashion.
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- remove from a position or office
- throw or cast away
- force to leave or move out
- cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
noun
verb
- Used to suggest something.
- (obsolete except Geordie) past participle of can
- Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).
- simple past of can
- Used to show the possibility that something might happen.
- Used to politely ask for someone else to do something.
- Used to politely ask for permission to do something.
noun
verb
- (figurative, by extension) To insinuate.
- (intransitive) To swing about in the wind; to flare (as a candle)
- Pronunciation spelling of freeze.
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause to swing about.
- (intransitive) To frighten, put into a state of alarm.
- (transitive) To beat; to chastise.
- (transitive, also with off, on, up) To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
- (transitive, intransitive) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a thread or rope.
noun
verb
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
- (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
- (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
adj
- Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (Northern England, especially Manchester, Geordie, slang) Very good, excellent.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.
- as if new
noun
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.
- The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
- A green color, like that of mint.
- (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
- the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
- any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
- a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
- a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- any member of the mint family of plants
verb
adj
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
noun
adv
- Used to make a suggestion.
- Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
- Used to inquire about the purpose of someone introducing a subject to the speaker.
- Used to express approval of an occurrence or a result.
- Used to repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.
adj
adv
adj
adj
- concerned with or suggestive of ideas
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
- (politics) Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.
- (of a claim or idea) Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
- Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
adj
- (figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
- Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
- Just before, after, or facing.
- having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
- near or close to but not necessarily touching
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space