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adj
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
- open to or abounding in fresh air
- Light-hearted; vivacious
- Consisting of air.
- (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
- Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
- Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
- Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
- Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
- (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
adj
noun
adj
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- using or containing too many words
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- Accompanied by wind.
- Long-winded; orally verbose.
- (informal) Flatulent.
- (slang) Nervous, frightened.
- Empty and lacking substance.
- Unsheltered and open to the wind.
- (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
noun
verb
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- expect, believe, or suppose
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
noun
noun
- Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes.
- Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
- orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
- a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art.
- A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
- (art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
- (classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
noun
- Obscure thoughts and speculations.
- (religion, philosophy) A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.
- A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
- The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
- obscure or irrational thought
- a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
noun
- (colloquial) Clipping of speculation.
- Clipping of specialist.
- Clipping of special.
- Clipping of spectrum.
- (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football.
- Clipping of specialization.
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of specifier.
- (colloquial) Clipping of specification.
- (linguistics) Clipping of specifier.
- a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
adj
verb
noun
- (figurative) A possibility.
- (immigration) An entry point.
- (figurative) A barrier.
- Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
- (architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) A building with a door, especially a house.
- The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.
- (figurative) A means of approach or access.
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- anything providing a means of access (or escape)
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- a room that is entered via a door
verb
adj
- Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
- Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
- Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
- not based on fact or investigation
- showing curiosity
- not financially safe or secure
verb
adj
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
noun
verb
- imply as a possibility
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- call to mind
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
- (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
noun
- (countable) Initialism of speculative realist.
- (uncountable) Initialism of speculative realism.
- (countable) Initialism of state route.
- (countable) Initialism of scoping review.
- (countable) Initialism of systematic review.
- (law, politics) Initialism of state resolution.
- (uncountable) Initialism of semen retention.
- (countable) Initialism of state road.
- (uncountable) Initialism of special relativity.
- (law, politics) Initialism of senate resolution.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of speech recognition.
name
adj
adv
noun
adj
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- associated with academia or an academy
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
noun
- an educator who works at a college or university
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
noun
- A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
- (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
- The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
intj
- Used to indicate that one is speculating (often used sarcastically when stating the obvious).
- Used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, don't, know.
- (UK) Used to express exasperation or incredulity about a given situation or person.
noun
- A wild guess.
- (nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A bet or wager.
- (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- (Australia) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
verb
- (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- (rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
- place a bet on
- propel with a pole
- kick the ball
adj
noun
- (physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- (physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
- A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
- (grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
- the inherent capacity for coming into being
- the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
noun
noun
conj
- Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive to indicate a counterfactual or hypothetical condition.
- While; used to introduce a contrast (frequently used by some historians but rare elsewhere)
- (usually hyperbolic) Even if; even in the circumstances that.
- Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
- When; whenever; every time that.
- (sometimes proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.
- (computing) A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).
- Introducing a relevance conditional; in case.
- Although; used to introduce a concession; may..but.
- Considering the fact that; given that; introducing a condition that is known to be true.
verb
noun
- (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- (mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
verb
- consider as a possibility
- To consider as a possibility.
- look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- reflect deeply on a subject
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
noun
- A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
- A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
- A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
- A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
- A hump; a protuberance.
- an impression that something might be the case
- the act of bending yourself into a humped position
verb
- (transitive) To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
- (transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
- (intransitive) To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.
- (intransitive) To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
- (transitive) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
- round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
verb
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- expect, believe, or suppose
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
noun
noun
- (informal) A hypothesis or conjecture.
- (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
- (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
- (chess and similar games) The standardization and study of fixed sequences of moves, especially in the opening phase of a game.
- A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
- (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
- (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them; or, a set of statements which are deductively closed. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems). The statements may be required to all be bound (i.e., to have no free variables).
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
- a belief that can guide behavior
noun
- The likelihood of something happening.
- (informal, mildly derogatory) A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
- An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- The condition of being susceptible to something.
- A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- (accounting) Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
- an obligation to pay money to another party
- the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- the quality of being something that holds you back
noun
- Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes.
- Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
- orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
- a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art.
- A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
- (art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
- (classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
noun
- Obscure thoughts and speculations.
- (religion, philosophy) A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.
- A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
- The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
- obscure or irrational thought
- a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
noun
- (colloquial) Clipping of speculation.
- Clipping of specialist.
- Clipping of special.
- Clipping of spectrum.
- (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football.
- Clipping of specialization.
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of specifier.
- (colloquial) Clipping of specification.
- (linguistics) Clipping of specifier.
- a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
adj
verb
noun
- (figurative) A possibility.
- (immigration) An entry point.
- (figurative) A barrier.
- Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
- (architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) A building with a door, especially a house.
- The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.
- (figurative) A means of approach or access.
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- anything providing a means of access (or escape)
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- a room that is entered via a door
verb
noun
- (countable) Initialism of speculative realist.
- (uncountable) Initialism of speculative realism.
- (countable) Initialism of state route.
- (countable) Initialism of scoping review.
- (countable) Initialism of systematic review.
- (law, politics) Initialism of state resolution.
- (uncountable) Initialism of semen retention.
- (countable) Initialism of state road.
- (uncountable) Initialism of special relativity.
- (law, politics) Initialism of senate resolution.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of speech recognition.
name
noun
- A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
- (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
- The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
noun
- A wild guess.
- (nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A bet or wager.
- (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- (Australia) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
verb
- (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- (rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
- place a bet on
- propel with a pole
- kick the ball
noun
noun
conj
- Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive to indicate a counterfactual or hypothetical condition.
- While; used to introduce a contrast (frequently used by some historians but rare elsewhere)
- (usually hyperbolic) Even if; even in the circumstances that.
- Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
- When; whenever; every time that.
- (sometimes proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.
- (computing) A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).
- Introducing a relevance conditional; in case.
- Although; used to introduce a concession; may..but.
- Considering the fact that; given that; introducing a condition that is known to be true.
noun
- A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
- A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
- A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
- A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
- A hump; a protuberance.
- an impression that something might be the case
- the act of bending yourself into a humped position
verb
- (transitive) To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
- (transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
- (intransitive) To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.
- (intransitive) To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
- (transitive) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
- round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
noun
- (informal) A hypothesis or conjecture.
- (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
- (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
- (chess and similar games) The standardization and study of fixed sequences of moves, especially in the opening phase of a game.
- A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
- (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
- (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them; or, a set of statements which are deductively closed. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems). The statements may be required to all be bound (i.e., to have no free variables).
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
- a belief that can guide behavior
noun
- The likelihood of something happening.
- (informal, mildly derogatory) A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
- An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- The condition of being susceptible to something.
- A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- (accounting) Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
- an obligation to pay money to another party
- the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- the quality of being something that holds you back
verb
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- expect, believe, or suppose
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
noun
verb
adj
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
noun
verb
- imply as a possibility
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- call to mind
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
- (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
verb
noun
- (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- (mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
verb
- consider as a possibility
- To consider as a possibility.
- look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- reflect deeply on a subject
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
noun
- A wild guess.
- (nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A bet or wager.
- (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- (Australia) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
verb
- (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- (rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
- place a bet on
- propel with a pole
- kick the ball
verb
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- expect, believe, or suppose
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
noun
adj
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
- open to or abounding in fresh air
- Light-hearted; vivacious
- Consisting of air.
- (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
- Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
- Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
- Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
- Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
- (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
adj
noun
adj
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- using or containing too many words
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- Accompanied by wind.
- Long-winded; orally verbose.
- (informal) Flatulent.
- (slang) Nervous, frightened.
- Empty and lacking substance.
- Unsheltered and open to the wind.
- (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
noun
adj
- Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
- Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
- Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
- not based on fact or investigation
- showing curiosity
- not financially safe or secure
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adv
noun
adj
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- associated with academia or an academy
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
noun
- an educator who works at a college or university
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
adj
noun
- (physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- (physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
- A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
- (grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
- the inherent capacity for coming into being
- the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts