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noun
- the science of systematic classification
- The study of classification systems and nomenclature.
- The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology.
- A branch of Christian theology that formulates an orderly, rational, and coherent account of Christian beliefs. It comprises dogmatics, ethics and philosophy of religion.
- The place where legal provisions stand as relevant for their interpretation.
noun
- A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
- (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
- The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
- (life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
- practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
noun
- an algorithm that implements classification.
- a person who creates classifications
- a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs
- A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.
- (computing) A program or algorithm that classifies.
- (linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as CJKV languages and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
- Someone who classifies.
- (object-oriented programming) A metaclass used to group other entities having common features.
noun
- The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
- classification according to general type
- The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
- (linguistics) Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
- (archaeology) The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
- (Christianity) The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.
verb
noun
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
adj
verb
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
adj
noun
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- (dialect) A lamprey.
- (dialect) A militiaman.
- An extra laborer hired to assist in the loading or unloading of a truck or a ship.
- (biology, linguistics) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to keep categories such as species or dialects together in larger groups.
- (historical) Synonym of lumpman (“type of salt worker”).
noun
verb
adj
- (taxonomy) Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.
- Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
- (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
- Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
- Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
- artificially formal
- not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
- contrived by art rather than nature
adj
- concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
- pertaining to geological structure
- relating to or having or characterized by structure
- affecting or involved in structure or construction
- relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
- relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure
- Involving the mechanics of construction.
- Of, relating to, or having structure.
noun
prep
- Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
- Following a noun.
- (horse breeding) Designates a horse's sire (“male parent”).
- Invokes an authority in an oath.
- (chiefly Yeshivish) At; with; among.
- Per; with or in proportion to each.
- Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
- Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
- Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
- Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
- [with the] Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
- (not in common modern use) Following an adjective.
- Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
- Following a passive verb.
- Near or next to.
- In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
- Indicates a referenced source: According to.
- (mathematics) multiplied by or (chiefly South Asia) divided by
- Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
- From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
- (nautical) in a windward direction, sailing near to the direction from which the wind is blowing
adj
adv
- (uncommon outside the phrase 'put by') Aside, away.
- In the vicinity, near.
- Along a path which runs past someone or something.
- (uncommon except in set phrases) Beyond or past a certain point.
- To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
- so as to pass a given point
- in reserve; not for immediate use
noun
noun
- a specific (often simplistic) category
- a small compartment
- One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.
- (historical, chiefly in the plural, also attributive) A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.
- A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.
- One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
- One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
- A small opening for looking or passing things through.
verb
- place into a small compartment
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.
- To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.
- To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
- To construct pigeonholes (noun noun sense 1 or noun sense 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.
- To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
verb
- (transitive) To classify.
- (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
- (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
- (transitive) To rove over or through.
- (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
- (military, of artillery) To determine the range to a target.
- (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
- (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
- (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
- (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
- (intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
- To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- let eat
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- assign a rank or rating to
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
noun
- The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
- A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
- An area for practicing shooting at targets.
- (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
- The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
- (programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
- (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
- An area for military training or equipment testing.
- (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
- An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
- (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
- The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
- (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
- A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
- The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
- Selection, array.
- An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
- A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
- The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
- the limit of capability
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a series of hills or mountains
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
noun
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
- A group of things arranged by category.
noun
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
noun
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
prep
- Within the category, classification or heading of.
- Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
- Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
- Less than.
- (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
- Below the surface of.
- Subject to.
- From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
adj
- Lower; beneath something.
- In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
- (informal) Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.
- (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
- located below or beneath something else
- lower in rank, power, or authority
adv
- Down to defeat, ruin, or death.
- In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
- (informal) In or into an unconscious state.
- So as to pass beneath something.
- (usually in compounds) Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
- below the horizon
- below some quantity or limit
- further down
- down to defeat, death, or ruin
- down below
- in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
- through a range downward
- into unconsciousness
noun
noun
- category name
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
- A flourish after a signature.
- (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
- Red ochre.
- A statement of intent.
- (education) A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A title of a category or a class.
- (education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
verb
adj
noun
- a systematic consideration
- a careful systematic search
- to travel for the purpose of discovery
- The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
- The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
- The process of exploring.
- (medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
noun
verb
- systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
- become assimilated into the body
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- convert food into absorbable substances
- make more concise
- arrange and integrate in the mind
- soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
- soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
- (transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
- (intransitive) To undergo digestion.
- (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
- (transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
- (transitive, chemistry) To expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations.
- (biochemistry, transitive, of DNA molecules) To cut with one or more restriction endonucleases.
- To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook.
noun
- a periodical that summarizes the news
- something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
- Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.
- A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
- (cryptography) The result of applying a hash function to a message.
- That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles.
noun
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
- a person who separates something into parts or groups
- A physical object for dividing up a space.
- An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
- A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
- One who or that which divides or separates.
noun
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
- a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
- (graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- One who splits hairs in argument, etc.
- A person or a thing that splits.
- (geometry) A line segment through one of the vertices of a triangle that bisects the perimeter of the triangle.
- (colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
- A quarry worker who splits slate into sheets.
- (baseball) A split-finger fastball.
- A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.
- A wedge used to cut logs down the middle.
- (US) A wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.
noun
- The act of reclassifying; a second or subsequent classification.
- (education) The assignment of a high-school student to a different graduation class (either a year earlier or later than their original), often to allow a potential athlete either to develop further or to start playing professionally earlier.
- classifying something again (usually in a new category)
noun
- the science of systematic classification
- The study of classification systems and nomenclature.
- The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology.
- A branch of Christian theology that formulates an orderly, rational, and coherent account of Christian beliefs. It comprises dogmatics, ethics and philosophy of religion.
- The place where legal provisions stand as relevant for their interpretation.
noun
- A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
- (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
- The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
- (life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
- practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
noun
- an algorithm that implements classification.
- a person who creates classifications
- a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs
- A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.
- (computing) A program or algorithm that classifies.
- (linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as CJKV languages and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
- Someone who classifies.
- (object-oriented programming) A metaclass used to group other entities having common features.
noun
- The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
- classification according to general type
- The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
- (linguistics) Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
- (archaeology) The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
- (Christianity) The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.
noun
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
adj
verb
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- (dialect) A lamprey.
- (dialect) A militiaman.
- An extra laborer hired to assist in the loading or unloading of a truck or a ship.
- (biology, linguistics) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to keep categories such as species or dialects together in larger groups.
- (historical) Synonym of lumpman (“type of salt worker”).
noun
verb
noun
- a specific (often simplistic) category
- a small compartment
- One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.
- (historical, chiefly in the plural, also attributive) A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.
- A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.
- One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
- One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
- A small opening for looking or passing things through.
verb
- place into a small compartment
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.
- To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.
- To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
- To construct pigeonholes (noun noun sense 1 or noun sense 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.
- To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
noun
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
- A group of things arranged by category.
noun
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
noun
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- category name
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
- A flourish after a signature.
- (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
- Red ochre.
- A statement of intent.
- (education) A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A title of a category or a class.
- (education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
verb
adj
noun
- a systematic consideration
- a careful systematic search
- to travel for the purpose of discovery
- The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
- The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
- The process of exploring.
- (medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
noun
noun
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
- a person who separates something into parts or groups
- A physical object for dividing up a space.
- An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
- A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
- One who or that which divides or separates.
noun
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
- a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
- (graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- One who splits hairs in argument, etc.
- A person or a thing that splits.
- (geometry) A line segment through one of the vertices of a triangle that bisects the perimeter of the triangle.
- (colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
- A quarry worker who splits slate into sheets.
- (baseball) A split-finger fastball.
- A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.
- A wedge used to cut logs down the middle.
- (US) A wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.
noun
- The act of reclassifying; a second or subsequent classification.
- (education) The assignment of a high-school student to a different graduation class (either a year earlier or later than their original), often to allow a potential athlete either to develop further or to start playing professionally earlier.
- classifying something again (usually in a new category)
verb
verb
- (transitive) To classify.
- (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
- (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
- (transitive) To rove over or through.
- (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
- (military, of artillery) To determine the range to a target.
- (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
- (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
- (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
- (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
- (intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
- To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- let eat
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- assign a rank or rating to
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
noun
- The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
- A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
- An area for practicing shooting at targets.
- (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
- The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
- (programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
- (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
- An area for military training or equipment testing.
- (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
- An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
- (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
- The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
- (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
- A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
- The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
- Selection, array.
- An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
- A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
- The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
- the limit of capability
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a series of hills or mountains
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
verb
- systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
- become assimilated into the body
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- convert food into absorbable substances
- make more concise
- arrange and integrate in the mind
- soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
- soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
- (transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
- (intransitive) To undergo digestion.
- (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
- (transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
- (transitive, chemistry) To expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations.
- (biochemistry, transitive, of DNA molecules) To cut with one or more restriction endonucleases.
- To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook.
noun
- a periodical that summarizes the news
- something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
- Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.
- A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
- (cryptography) The result of applying a hash function to a message.
- That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles.
adj
adj
- (taxonomy) Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.
- Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
- (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
- Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
- Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
- artificially formal
- not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
- contrived by art rather than nature
adj
- concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
- pertaining to geological structure
- relating to or having or characterized by structure
- affecting or involved in structure or construction
- relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
- relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure
- Involving the mechanics of construction.
- Of, relating to, or having structure.