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- a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
- A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
- an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
- An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
noun
- (firearms) The tumbler of a gunlock.
- (slang) A crazy person.
- (US, slang) Monthly expense to keep a venture running.
- (music, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
- (poker, attributive) The best possible hand of a certain type. Compare nuts (“the best possible hand available”).
- (US, slang) The amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs.
- (vulgar, slang, uncountable) Semen, ejaculate, cum.
- (typography slang) En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.
- (US, slang) A stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.
- (colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
- (climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
- (slang) The head. [from 19th c.]
- (hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.
- (vulgar, slang, countable) Orgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen; cumshot
- Alternative form of nuth (“Indian nose ring”).
- (botany, strictly) Such a fruit that is indehiscent.
- (food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
- (nautical) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
- (archaic except in combination with a modifier) A small rounded cake or cookie.
- a whimsically eccentric person
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- usually large hard-shelled seed
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- half the width of an em
- a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
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noun
name
noun
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
verb
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
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noun
- a kind of gun emplacement
- a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- a cosy or secluded retreat
- a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
- furniture pieces made to fit close together
- (card games) A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
- A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
- A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
- A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
- (computing) A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
- A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
- A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- (military) A fortified position for a weapon.
- (geology) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
- A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
- A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- (vulgar, slang, now US) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself.
- A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
- A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
verb
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- inhabit a nest, usually after building
- fit together or fit inside
- gather nests
- (intransitive) To successively neatly fit inside another.
- (intransitive) To settle into a home.
- (intransitive) To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
- (intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
- (transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
- (transitive) To place in, or as if in, a nest.
noun
- The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, slang) A stupid, obnoxious or contemptible person.
- The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
- A cock pigeon.
- The indicator of a balance.
- A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
- A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, especially as term of address) A man; a fellow.
- A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
- A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
- (informal) Shuttlecock.
- A boastful tilt of one's head or hat.
- The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow.
- A small conical pile of hay or grass.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; rubbish; a fraud.
- (curling) The circle at the end of the rink.
- (colloquial, vulgar) A penis.
- (Southern US, where it is now rare and dated; and African-American Vernacular, where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina.
- The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle.
- The style or gnomon of a sundial.
- Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat.
- faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- obscene terms for penis
- adult male chicken
- adult male bird
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- (transitive) To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
- (British, Ireland, transitive, slang) To copulate with; (by extension, as with fuck) to mess up, to damage, to destroy.
- (transitive) To erect; to turn up.
- (intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
- (transitive) To form into piles.
- (ambitransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
- tilt or slant to one side
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
noun
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
- A gun grip of such shape.
- A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
- A kind of wetsuit having a flap that passes over the crotch and is fastened at the front.
- The tail of a beaver.
- (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
- (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail.
noun
- The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun.
- (woodworking) Any scantling smaller than a batten.
- A colored or gilded border.
- (anatomy) A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
- (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- (heraldry) An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
- (construction) A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
- (architecture) The space between two flutings in a shaft.
- A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
- (UK) A premium cut of meat, especially beef, taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called tenderloin.
- (architecture) A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings.
- The thread of a screw.
- A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
- The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
- a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
- a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- lace having a square mesh
- a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
- a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
verb
noun
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A mooring hawser.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
verb
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
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- (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or insensible.
- To wither; to dry up.
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- make very hot and dry
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
noun
- A light musket or firelock.
- (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
- A large friction match.
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- A fuse for an explosive.
- A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
noun
- (loosely) A handgun
- (precise) The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel.
- (American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
- The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
- A lively, high-energy person.
- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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noun
adj
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- without volition or conscious control
- (mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (programming, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
noun
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- a power tool for drilling rocks
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- (journalism) Ellipsis of hammer headline.
- (curling) The last stone in an end.
- (music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
- (motor racing) The accelerator pedal.
- (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
- A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
- Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
- One who, or that which, smites or shatters.
- (frisbee) A frisbee throw in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown forwards above the head.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, loosely) A handgun.
- (sports) A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
- (firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
- The act of using a hammer to hit something.
verb
- create by hammering
- beat with or as if with a hammer
- (transitive, slang, figuratively, sports) To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly.
- (intransitive) To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
- (transitive, finance) To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
- (transitive, finance) To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
- (figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.
- (cycling, intransitive, slang) To ride very fast.
- To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To make high demands on (a system or service).
- (sex, transitive, colloquial) To have hard sex with.
- To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
- (sports, etc.) To hit particularly hard.
noun
- An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
- The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
- Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
- (genetics) Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
noun
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- (firearms) One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.
- Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
- (figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
- One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.
- The room used for deliberation by a legislature.
- The private office of a judge.
- (biology) An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
- (firearms) The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
- (UK) A single law office in a building housing several.
- A bedroom.
- The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
- (historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
- a room used primarily for sleeping
- a room where a judge transacts business
- a natural or artificial enclosed space
- an enclosed volume in the body
- a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly
verb
- (transitive) To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
- (transitive) To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
- (martial arts, transitive) To prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
- To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
- (transitive) To enclose in a room.
- place in a chamber
adj
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
- (botany) Having prickles or thorns.
- (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
- (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
- (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
- (of a person, specifically) Equipped with a gun.
- (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
- (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
verb
noun
- An accessory for a firearm that lessens the noise at the muzzle.
- (US, automotive) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
- (World War I military slang, rare) A gas mask.
- A type of scarf.
- a scarf worn around the neck
- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
noun
noun
- a portable gun
- a portion of a natural object
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- a share of something
- a separate part of a whole
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- an instance of some kind
- an item that is an instance of some type
- an artistic or literary composition
- a distance
- a work of art of some artistic value
- a musical work that has been created
- (US, colloquial) A gun.
- An article published in the press.
- (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
- (US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
- (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
- (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
- A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- (Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
- A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
- A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
- An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
- An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
- (US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
- (military) An artillery gun.
- (US) A pacifier; a dummy.
- (slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.
- (colloquial) A distance.
- (baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
- (rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
verb
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
- to join or unite the pieces of
- create by putting components or members together
- join during spinning
- repair by adding pieces
- (transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
- To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
- (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
noun
noun
noun
noun
- A lock, tress.
- (entomology) Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
- A small ring.
- any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a little ring
- lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
verb
noun
- a gangster's pistol
- An inshore channel or strait dividing two landmasses (such as two islands or sandbanks, or an island and a peninsula, etc) or connecting coastal waters with the open sea, especially on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas.
- (New Zealand, slang) A guitar.
- Alternative spelling of khat.
- (Ireland, slang) Guinness (type of beer).
- (originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
- A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
verb
noun
- a gangster's pistol
- any rod-shaped bacterium
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
- a square rod of land
- A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- (plumbing) A drain rod, being a set of segmented rods with interlocking connectors designed to remain attached even under rotation in use.
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
- (ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
- (rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
- (mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
- (slang) A pistol; a gun.
- (biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
- (slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
- (anatomy) A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
- A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
- (chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ¹⁄₈ to ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
- An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
- An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+¹⁄₂ yards.
verb
noun
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
name
noun
- an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice
- a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin
- (slang, drugs) A room where recreational drug users inject themselves with a drug.
- (figuratively, sports) Any game or match with lots of shooting (e.g. at a goal)
- A carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.
noun
- A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
- (electronics) A monostable multivibrator.
- A single appearance by a performer.
- (video games) A player that can be killed in a single hit.
- (television, film, comics) A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
- (fandom slang) A fanfic of only one chapter.
- A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
- (film) A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
- (programming) A programmable interval timer.
- (music) A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
- Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
adj
- Holding 1.5 ounces.
- Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
- Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
- Unique; occurring only once.
- (research design) Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
- Involving a single gunshot.
- (sports) Involving a single act of launching a ball.
verb
noun
- The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
- Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
- A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
- (computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.
- A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
- An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
- (geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
- (geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
- (automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
- a chamber within which piston moves
- a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
verb
noun
- In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
- A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
- One who, or that which, retracts.
- (zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part.
- A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
- surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
noun
verb
noun
- a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
- A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
- an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
- An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
noun
- (firearms) The tumbler of a gunlock.
- (slang) A crazy person.
- (US, slang) Monthly expense to keep a venture running.
- (music, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
- (poker, attributive) The best possible hand of a certain type. Compare nuts (“the best possible hand available”).
- (US, slang) The amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs.
- (vulgar, slang, uncountable) Semen, ejaculate, cum.
- (typography slang) En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.
- (US, slang) A stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.
- (colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
- (climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
- (slang) The head. [from 19th c.]
- (hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.
- (vulgar, slang, countable) Orgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen; cumshot
- Alternative form of nuth (“Indian nose ring”).
- (botany, strictly) Such a fruit that is indehiscent.
- (food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
- (nautical) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
- (archaic except in combination with a modifier) A small rounded cake or cookie.
- a whimsically eccentric person
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- usually large hard-shelled seed
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- half the width of an em
- a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
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verb
noun
name
noun
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
verb
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
intj
noun
- a kind of gun emplacement
- a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- a cosy or secluded retreat
- a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
- furniture pieces made to fit close together
- (card games) A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
- A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
- A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
- A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
- (computing) A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
- A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
- A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- (military) A fortified position for a weapon.
- (geology) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
- A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
- A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- (vulgar, slang, now US) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself.
- A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
- A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
verb
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- inhabit a nest, usually after building
- fit together or fit inside
- gather nests
- (intransitive) To successively neatly fit inside another.
- (intransitive) To settle into a home.
- (intransitive) To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
- (intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
- (transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
- (transitive) To place in, or as if in, a nest.
noun
- The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, slang) A stupid, obnoxious or contemptible person.
- The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
- A cock pigeon.
- The indicator of a balance.
- A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
- A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, especially as term of address) A man; a fellow.
- A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
- A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
- (informal) Shuttlecock.
- A boastful tilt of one's head or hat.
- The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow.
- A small conical pile of hay or grass.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; rubbish; a fraud.
- (curling) The circle at the end of the rink.
- (colloquial, vulgar) A penis.
- (Southern US, where it is now rare and dated; and African-American Vernacular, where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina.
- The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle.
- The style or gnomon of a sundial.
- Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat.
- faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- obscene terms for penis
- adult male chicken
- adult male bird
intj
verb
- (transitive) To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
- (British, Ireland, transitive, slang) To copulate with; (by extension, as with fuck) to mess up, to damage, to destroy.
- (transitive) To erect; to turn up.
- (intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
- (transitive) To form into piles.
- (ambitransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
- tilt or slant to one side
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
noun
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
- A gun grip of such shape.
- A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
- A kind of wetsuit having a flap that passes over the crotch and is fastened at the front.
- The tail of a beaver.
- (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
- (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail.
noun
- The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun.
- (woodworking) Any scantling smaller than a batten.
- A colored or gilded border.
- (anatomy) A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
- (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- (heraldry) An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
- (construction) A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
- (architecture) The space between two flutings in a shaft.
- A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
- (UK) A premium cut of meat, especially beef, taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called tenderloin.
- (architecture) A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings.
- The thread of a screw.
- A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
- The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
- a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
- a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- lace having a square mesh
- a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
- a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
verb
noun
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A mooring hawser.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
verb
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
noun
noun
adj
verb
- (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or insensible.
- To wither; to dry up.
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- make very hot and dry
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
noun
- A light musket or firelock.
- (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
- A large friction match.
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- A fuse for an explosive.
- A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
noun
- (loosely) A handgun
- (precise) The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel.
- (American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
- The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
- A lively, high-energy person.
- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
verb
noun
adj
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- without volition or conscious control
- (mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (programming, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
noun
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- a power tool for drilling rocks
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- (journalism) Ellipsis of hammer headline.
- (curling) The last stone in an end.
- (music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
- (motor racing) The accelerator pedal.
- (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
- A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
- Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
- One who, or that which, smites or shatters.
- (frisbee) A frisbee throw in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown forwards above the head.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, loosely) A handgun.
- (sports) A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
- (firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
- The act of using a hammer to hit something.
verb
- create by hammering
- beat with or as if with a hammer
- (transitive, slang, figuratively, sports) To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly.
- (intransitive) To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
- (transitive, finance) To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
- (transitive, finance) To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
- (figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.
- (cycling, intransitive, slang) To ride very fast.
- To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To make high demands on (a system or service).
- (sex, transitive, colloquial) To have hard sex with.
- To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
- (sports, etc.) To hit particularly hard.
noun
- An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
- The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
- Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
- (genetics) Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
noun
noun
noun
- (firearms) One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.
- Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
- (figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
- One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.
- The room used for deliberation by a legislature.
- The private office of a judge.
- (biology) An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
- (firearms) The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
- (UK) A single law office in a building housing several.
- A bedroom.
- The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
- (historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
- a room used primarily for sleeping
- a room where a judge transacts business
- a natural or artificial enclosed space
- an enclosed volume in the body
- a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly
verb
- (transitive) To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
- (transitive) To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
- (martial arts, transitive) To prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
- To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
- (transitive) To enclose in a room.
- place in a chamber
noun
- An accessory for a firearm that lessens the noise at the muzzle.
- (US, automotive) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
- (World War I military slang, rare) A gas mask.
- A type of scarf.
- a scarf worn around the neck
- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
noun
noun
- a portable gun
- a portion of a natural object
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- a share of something
- a separate part of a whole
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- an instance of some kind
- an item that is an instance of some type
- an artistic or literary composition
- a distance
- a work of art of some artistic value
- a musical work that has been created
- (US, colloquial) A gun.
- An article published in the press.
- (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
- (US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
- (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
- (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
- A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- (Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
- A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
- A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
- An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
- An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
- (US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
- (military) An artillery gun.
- (US) A pacifier; a dummy.
- (slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.
- (colloquial) A distance.
- (baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
- (rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
verb
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
- to join or unite the pieces of
- create by putting components or members together
- join during spinning
- repair by adding pieces
- (transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
- To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
- (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
noun
noun
noun
noun
- A lock, tress.
- (entomology) Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
- A small ring.
- any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a little ring
- lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
verb
noun
- a gangster's pistol
- An inshore channel or strait dividing two landmasses (such as two islands or sandbanks, or an island and a peninsula, etc) or connecting coastal waters with the open sea, especially on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas.
- (New Zealand, slang) A guitar.
- Alternative spelling of khat.
- (Ireland, slang) Guinness (type of beer).
- (originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
- A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
verb
noun
- a gangster's pistol
- any rod-shaped bacterium
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
- a square rod of land
- A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- (plumbing) A drain rod, being a set of segmented rods with interlocking connectors designed to remain attached even under rotation in use.
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
- (ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
- (rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
- (mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
- (slang) A pistol; a gun.
- (biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
- (slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
- (anatomy) A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
- A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
- (chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ¹⁄₈ to ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
- An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
- An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+¹⁄₂ yards.
verb
noun
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
name
noun
- an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice
- a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin
- (slang, drugs) A room where recreational drug users inject themselves with a drug.
- (figuratively, sports) Any game or match with lots of shooting (e.g. at a goal)
- A carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.
noun
- A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
- (electronics) A monostable multivibrator.
- A single appearance by a performer.
- (video games) A player that can be killed in a single hit.
- (television, film, comics) A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
- (fandom slang) A fanfic of only one chapter.
- A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
- (film) A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
- (programming) A programmable interval timer.
- (music) A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
- Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
adj
- Holding 1.5 ounces.
- Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
- Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
- Unique; occurring only once.
- (research design) Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
- Involving a single gunshot.
- (sports) Involving a single act of launching a ball.
verb
noun
- The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
- Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
- A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
- (computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.
- A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
- An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
- (geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
- (geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
- (automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
- a chamber within which piston moves
- a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
verb
noun
- In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
- A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
- One who, or that which, retracts.
- (zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part.
- A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
- surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
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adj
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
- (botany) Having prickles or thorns.
- (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
- (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
- (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
- (of a person, specifically) Equipped with a gun.
- (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
- (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns