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noun
- Initialism of personal identification device.
- (medicine) Initialism of pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Initialism of piping and instrumentation diagram.
- Initialism of proportional integral derivative.
- Initialism of photoionization detector.
- (algebra) Initialism of principal ideal domain.
- (computing) Initialism of process identifier.
- inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge
noun
- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
adj
name
- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
noun
- (countable, electronics) Initialism of programmable logic controller.
- (uncountable, telecommunications) Initialism of packet loss concealment.
- (uncountable, sciences) Abbreviation of placebo.
- (countable, broadcasting) Initialism of program-length commercial.
- (countable, communication) Initialism of power line communication.
- (countable, China) Initialism of prefecture-level city.
- (countable, biochemistry) Initialism of phospholipase C.
- (countable, business) Initialism of public limited company.
name
noun
- A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
- (figurative, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
- A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
- (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
- a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
- the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
- an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
verb
noun
- (aviation) Initialism of navigation display.
- Initialism of natural disaster.
- (copyright law) Initialism of non-derivative.
- Initialism of neurodivergence.
- (military) Initialism of negligent discharge (accidental firing of a weapon).
- Initialism of naturopathic doctor (a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, an academic degree and title in naturopathic medicine).
adj
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prep_phrase
noun
- navigational instrument for finding directions
- the limit of capability
- drafting instrument used for drawing circles
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- (music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw circular arcs and transfer length measurements).
- (carpentry, architecture, shipbuilding) A curved circular form.
- (formal) Synonym of scope.
- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
verb
noun
- Navigation.
- Passage or transport on a ship.
- The transportation of goods.
- The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.
- The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.
- (fandom slang) The desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters, to be in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
verb
noun
- (countable, computing) Initialism of mailing list.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of machine learning.
- (military) Initialism of munitions list, a category of controlled goods under the Wassenaar Arrangement.
- (uncountable, sciences) Initialism of maximum likelihood.
- (slang, manga, anime) Abbreviation of male lead.
- (countable, military) Initialism of muzzleloader.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of my love.
- (countable, Marxism) Initialism of Marxist-Leninist.
- (countable, surface chemistry) Initialism of monolayer.
name
- (Southeast Asia, colloquial) Abbreviation of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
- (linguistics) Initialism of Medieval Latin.
- (computing) Initialism of Markup Language.
- (Marxism) Initialism of Marxism-Leninism.
- (computer languages) Initialism of MetaLanguage (“the ML programming language”).
- Abbreviation of Meghalaya: a state of India.
- (linguistics) Initialism of Middle Latin.
verb
noun
- (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- (programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
- A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
- (databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
- (graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
noun
- (computing) Initialism of mobile operating system.
- (military) Initialism of military occupational specialty.
- (electronics) Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.
- Initialism of member of the opposite sex.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of member of the service.
- Initialism of manual of style.
- (computing) Initialism of maintenance operating system.
- (broadcasting) Initialism of man on the street.
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noun
- (countable) An installation of the apparatus for operating one of the above detection systems.
- (uncountable) In full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing radio waves (usually microwaves) which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; also, the field of study of this method.
- (uncountable, by extension) In full secondary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing signals transmitted by the object in response to radio waves sent towards the object.
- (uncountable, by extension) Often preceded by a descriptive word: a natural (for example, in an animal such as a bat) or human-made detection method based on the analysis of reflected signals other than radio waves, as light waves or sound waves; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, figurative) A superior ability to detect something; an awareness, an intuition.
- (countable) Often preceded by a descriptive word: a system using one of the above detection methods, differentiated by configuration or platform, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
- measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
verb
noun
- A device that automatically records a quantity.
- A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
- A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
- One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
- (music) An organ stop.
- (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.
- (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
- (computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
- (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
- (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
- (chiefly US) Ellipsis of cash register.
- A book of such entries.
- The act of registering.
- An entry in such a book.
- A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
- (telecommunications) The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- (printing) The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
- A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
- a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
- a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
- a book in which names and transactions are listed
- an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
- an official written record of names or events or transactions
- (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
- (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
verb
- (transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.
- (law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.
- (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
- (transitive, postal) To record officially and handle specially.
- (ambitransitive) To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.
- (transitive) To express outward signs.
- (transitive) To sign-up, especially to vote.
- (intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.
- (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- (transitive) To perceive or comprehend; pick up on.
- (intransitive) To make an impression.
- (intransitive) To occur; become realised or noticed; dawn on.
- (transitive, especially printing) To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.
- have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
- manipulate the registers of an organ
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
- enter into someone's consciousness
- show in one's face
- enroll to vote
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- be aware of
- send by registered mail
noun
- Initialism of mobile data computer.
- (US) Initialism of Major Diagnostic Category.
- (computing) Initialism of mapped diagnostic context.
- (cryptography) Initialism of modification detection code.
- Initialism of mobile digital computer.
- (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Metropolitan Detention Center.
- (computing) Initialism of multiple description coding.
name
- (US) Initialism of Missouri Department of Conservation.
- (US) Initialism of MUMPS Development Committee.
- (British, historical) Initialism of Milk Development Council.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of Motorola data communications.
- (US) Initialism of Miami Dade College.
- (Zimbabwe) Initialism of Movement for Democratic Change.
noun
- A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
- One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
- (UK, historical) A person who picks up scraps and oddments to sell to make a living.
- someone who comes upon something after searching
- someone who is the first to observe something
- optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
noun
- (nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.
- (loosely) Any echolocation.
- (nautical, usually uncountable) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
- a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
verb
- direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
- (often with 'on') To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
- (military, of an aircraft or guided missile, often with 'on') To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
verb
- direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
- To successfully narrow down a search (for).
- To focus one's aim; to zoom in and center (on something).
- (idiomatic) To converge (on).
- To concentrate or focus one's attention (on a task).
verb
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- proceed for an extended period of time
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- walk without lifting the feet
noun
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
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noun
- (countable, historical) The receiver of such a device.
- (Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
- (countable, telephony) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
- (Canada, US, uncountable, figuratively) Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.
- electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
- transmitting speech at a distance
verb
noun
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- a visual representation of something
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- A show or spectacle.
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
noun
- (computing) Initialism of device tree.
- (pornography) Initialism of deep-throating.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of dethermalizer.
- (education) Initialism of design and technology.
- (law enforcement) Abbreviation of (police) detective.
- (slang) Abbreviation of detention.
- (American football, Canadian football) Initialism of defensive tackle.
- (medicine) Initialism of diphtheria and tetanus (a type of combination vaccine).
- (television) Initialism of digital television.
- (pathology) Initialism of delirium tremens.
- (slang) Abbreviation of drug test.
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- (countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
- (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
- (countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
- a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
verb
noun
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- 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.
- 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.
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- 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
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- (Windows) Initialism of physical device object.
- Initialism of persistent data object (“a data object not lost when the application exits”).
- Initialism of Python data object.
- (oceanography) Initialism of Pacific decadal oscillationa, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability.
- (European Union) Initialism of protected designation of origin, a geographical indication for food-related products in Europe.
- Initialism of PHP data object, a PHP extension to be used as a database abstraction layer.
- Initialism of persistent domain object (“a domain object not lost when the application exits”).
noun
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
- an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- a machine for performing calculations automatically
verb
noun
- (nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
- (botany) A radial cell division of segments in three series, a sixth part of the original.
- (dentistry) One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth.
- (geometry) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
- a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
noun
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- Something that rectifies.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
- electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- a person who corrects or sets right
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adj
noun
- (navigation) An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.
- (computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.
- (slang) An author who usually relies on a plan or outline to organize their story.
- A person who plots.
- a member of a conspiracy
- an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures
- a clerk who marks data on a chart
- a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
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noun
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) Initialism of device context.
- (computing) Initialism of disconnection.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of difficulty class.
- (law) Initialism of district court.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of defined contributions.
- (business) Initialism of distribution center.
- (electricity) Initialism of direct current.
- (degree) Initialism of doctor of chiropractic.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (banking) Initialism of debit card.
- (Kenya) Initialism of district commissioner.
- (prison) Initialism of disciplinary control.
- an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
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- Ellipsis of DC Comics: Initialism of Detective Comics.
- (aviation) Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
- Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
- (informal) Abbreviation of Discord.
- Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
- Initialism of Dreamcast, a home videogaming console from SEGA.
- Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; clipping of DCHP.
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- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interface controller.
- Initialism of person in charge.
- (aviation) Initialism of pilot in command.
- (electronics) Initialism of peripheral interface controller.
- (formal debate) Initialism of plan inclusive counterplan.
- (electronics) Initialism of plastic-insulated conductor.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable intelligent computer.
- Initialism of prison-industrial complex.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interrupt controller.
noun
- (graphical user interface) A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command.
- A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
- An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- something done as an indication of intention
- motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
verb
- (transitive) To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).
- (transitive) To express (something) by a gesture or gestures.
- (transitive) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
- (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
- show, express or direct through movement
noun
- Initialism of personal identification device.
- (medicine) Initialism of pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Initialism of piping and instrumentation diagram.
- Initialism of proportional integral derivative.
- Initialism of photoionization detector.
- (algebra) Initialism of principal ideal domain.
- (computing) Initialism of process identifier.
- inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge
noun
- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
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- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
noun
- (countable, electronics) Initialism of programmable logic controller.
- (uncountable, telecommunications) Initialism of packet loss concealment.
- (uncountable, sciences) Abbreviation of placebo.
- (countable, broadcasting) Initialism of program-length commercial.
- (countable, communication) Initialism of power line communication.
- (countable, China) Initialism of prefecture-level city.
- (countable, biochemistry) Initialism of phospholipase C.
- (countable, business) Initialism of public limited company.
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noun
- A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
- (figurative, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
- A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
- (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
- a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
- the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
- an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
verb
noun
- (aviation) Initialism of navigation display.
- Initialism of natural disaster.
- (copyright law) Initialism of non-derivative.
- Initialism of neurodivergence.
- (military) Initialism of negligent discharge (accidental firing of a weapon).
- Initialism of naturopathic doctor (a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, an academic degree and title in naturopathic medicine).
adj
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- navigational instrument for finding directions
- the limit of capability
- drafting instrument used for drawing circles
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- (music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw circular arcs and transfer length measurements).
- (carpentry, architecture, shipbuilding) A curved circular form.
- (formal) Synonym of scope.
- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
verb
noun
- Navigation.
- Passage or transport on a ship.
- The transportation of goods.
- The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.
- The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.
- (fandom slang) The desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters, to be in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
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noun
- (countable, computing) Initialism of mailing list.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of machine learning.
- (military) Initialism of munitions list, a category of controlled goods under the Wassenaar Arrangement.
- (uncountable, sciences) Initialism of maximum likelihood.
- (slang, manga, anime) Abbreviation of male lead.
- (countable, military) Initialism of muzzleloader.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of my love.
- (countable, Marxism) Initialism of Marxist-Leninist.
- (countable, surface chemistry) Initialism of monolayer.
name
- (Southeast Asia, colloquial) Abbreviation of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
- (linguistics) Initialism of Medieval Latin.
- (computing) Initialism of Markup Language.
- (Marxism) Initialism of Marxism-Leninism.
- (computer languages) Initialism of MetaLanguage (“the ML programming language”).
- Abbreviation of Meghalaya: a state of India.
- (linguistics) Initialism of Middle Latin.
noun
- (computing) Initialism of mobile operating system.
- (military) Initialism of military occupational specialty.
- (electronics) Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.
- Initialism of member of the opposite sex.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of member of the service.
- Initialism of manual of style.
- (computing) Initialism of maintenance operating system.
- (broadcasting) Initialism of man on the street.
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- (countable) An installation of the apparatus for operating one of the above detection systems.
- (uncountable) In full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing radio waves (usually microwaves) which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; also, the field of study of this method.
- (uncountable, by extension) In full secondary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing signals transmitted by the object in response to radio waves sent towards the object.
- (uncountable, by extension) Often preceded by a descriptive word: a natural (for example, in an animal such as a bat) or human-made detection method based on the analysis of reflected signals other than radio waves, as light waves or sound waves; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, figurative) A superior ability to detect something; an awareness, an intuition.
- (countable) Often preceded by a descriptive word: a system using one of the above detection methods, differentiated by configuration or platform, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
- measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
verb
noun
- A device that automatically records a quantity.
- A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
- A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
- One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
- (music) An organ stop.
- (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.
- (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
- (computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
- (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
- (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
- (chiefly US) Ellipsis of cash register.
- A book of such entries.
- The act of registering.
- An entry in such a book.
- A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
- (telecommunications) The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- (printing) The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
- A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
- a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
- a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
- a book in which names and transactions are listed
- an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
- an official written record of names or events or transactions
- (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
- (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
verb
- (transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.
- (law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.
- (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
- (transitive, postal) To record officially and handle specially.
- (ambitransitive) To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.
- (transitive) To express outward signs.
- (transitive) To sign-up, especially to vote.
- (intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.
- (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- (transitive) To perceive or comprehend; pick up on.
- (intransitive) To make an impression.
- (intransitive) To occur; become realised or noticed; dawn on.
- (transitive, especially printing) To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.
- have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
- manipulate the registers of an organ
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
- enter into someone's consciousness
- show in one's face
- enroll to vote
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- be aware of
- send by registered mail
noun
- Initialism of mobile data computer.
- (US) Initialism of Major Diagnostic Category.
- (computing) Initialism of mapped diagnostic context.
- (cryptography) Initialism of modification detection code.
- Initialism of mobile digital computer.
- (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Metropolitan Detention Center.
- (computing) Initialism of multiple description coding.
name
- (US) Initialism of Missouri Department of Conservation.
- (US) Initialism of MUMPS Development Committee.
- (British, historical) Initialism of Milk Development Council.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of Motorola data communications.
- (US) Initialism of Miami Dade College.
- (Zimbabwe) Initialism of Movement for Democratic Change.
noun
- A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
- One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
- (UK, historical) A person who picks up scraps and oddments to sell to make a living.
- someone who comes upon something after searching
- someone who is the first to observe something
- optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
noun
- (nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.
- (loosely) Any echolocation.
- (nautical, usually uncountable) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
- a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
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phrase
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- (countable, historical) The receiver of such a device.
- (Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
- (countable, telephony) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
- (Canada, US, uncountable, figuratively) Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.
- electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
- transmitting speech at a distance
verb
noun
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- a visual representation of something
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- A show or spectacle.
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
noun
- (computing) Initialism of device tree.
- (pornography) Initialism of deep-throating.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of dethermalizer.
- (education) Initialism of design and technology.
- (law enforcement) Abbreviation of (police) detective.
- (slang) Abbreviation of detention.
- (American football, Canadian football) Initialism of defensive tackle.
- (medicine) Initialism of diphtheria and tetanus (a type of combination vaccine).
- (television) Initialism of digital television.
- (pathology) Initialism of delirium tremens.
- (slang) Abbreviation of drug test.
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- (countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
- (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
- (countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
- a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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noun
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- 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.
- 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.
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- 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
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- (Windows) Initialism of physical device object.
- Initialism of persistent data object (“a data object not lost when the application exits”).
- Initialism of Python data object.
- (oceanography) Initialism of Pacific decadal oscillationa, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability.
- (European Union) Initialism of protected designation of origin, a geographical indication for food-related products in Europe.
- Initialism of PHP data object, a PHP extension to be used as a database abstraction layer.
- Initialism of persistent domain object (“a domain object not lost when the application exits”).
noun
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
- an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- a machine for performing calculations automatically
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noun
- (nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
- (botany) A radial cell division of segments in three series, a sixth part of the original.
- (dentistry) One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth.
- (geometry) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
- a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
noun
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- Something that rectifies.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
- electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- a person who corrects or sets right
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adj
noun
- (navigation) An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.
- (computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.
- (slang) An author who usually relies on a plan or outline to organize their story.
- A person who plots.
- a member of a conspiracy
- an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures
- a clerk who marks data on a chart
- a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
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noun
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) Initialism of device context.
- (computing) Initialism of disconnection.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of difficulty class.
- (law) Initialism of district court.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of defined contributions.
- (business) Initialism of distribution center.
- (electricity) Initialism of direct current.
- (degree) Initialism of doctor of chiropractic.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (banking) Initialism of debit card.
- (Kenya) Initialism of district commissioner.
- (prison) Initialism of disciplinary control.
- an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
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- Ellipsis of DC Comics: Initialism of Detective Comics.
- (aviation) Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
- Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
- (informal) Abbreviation of Discord.
- Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
- Initialism of Dreamcast, a home videogaming console from SEGA.
- Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; clipping of DCHP.
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noun
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interface controller.
- Initialism of person in charge.
- (aviation) Initialism of pilot in command.
- (electronics) Initialism of peripheral interface controller.
- (formal debate) Initialism of plan inclusive counterplan.
- (electronics) Initialism of plastic-insulated conductor.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable intelligent computer.
- Initialism of prison-industrial complex.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interrupt controller.
noun
- (graphical user interface) A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command.
- A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
- An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- something done as an indication of intention
- motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
verb
- (transitive) To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).
- (transitive) To express (something) by a gesture or gestures.
- (transitive) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
- (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
- show, express or direct through movement
verb
noun
- (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- (programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
- A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
- (databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
- (graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
verb
- direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
- (often with 'on') To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
- (military, of an aircraft or guided missile, often with 'on') To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
verb
- direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
- To successfully narrow down a search (for).
- To focus one's aim; to zoom in and center (on something).
- (idiomatic) To converge (on).
- To concentrate or focus one's attention (on a task).
verb
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- proceed for an extended period of time
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- walk without lifting the feet
noun
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid