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adj
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- Mildly erotic.
- (figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
- Impudently bold; pert.
- Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- improperly forward or bold
adj
adj
- Intense; sensitive; sharp.
- (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
- High or shrill.
- (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
- (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
- (orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.
- (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
- Brief, quick, short.
- (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
- Urgent.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- of critical importance and consequence
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- extremely sharp or severe
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- ending in a sharp point
noun
verb
adj
noun
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
verb
adj
- Sharp-cornered; pointed.
- (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
- (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
- Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
- Ungraceful; lacking grace.
- Lean, lank.
- Measured by an angle.
- Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
- measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
- having angles or an angular shape
noun
adj
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- being or existing in a specified place
noun
- (grammar) The present tense.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; feces
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
verb
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
- (intransitive) To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- simple past and past participle of presend
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- cause to come to know personally
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- offer for others to consider
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give as a present; make a gift of
- bring forward and present to the mind
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- hand over formally
adj
noun
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals.
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
- (British, slang) A prostitute.
- A melt (block of wax for use in a tart burner).
- a small open pie with a fruit filling
- a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
- a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
verb
adj
- intense or sharp
- lavishly elegant and refined
- of extreme beauty
- delicately beautiful
- Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
- Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
- Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
- Of special beauty or rare excellence.
- Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.
noun
adj
- intense or sharp
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
noun
verb
adj
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- harsh
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
adv
noun
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
verb
adj
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
- Inclined; apt to happen.
- Prepared for immediate action or use.
- Liable at any moment.
- (prepositive) first only used predicatively, freely used from the end of the 17th century
- Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
- completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
- (of especially money) immediately available
- made suitable and available for immediate use
- mentally disposed
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
noun
verb
adj
- Not faint or delicate; vivid.
- Remunerative.
- (finance) Trading at a price level which is high relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- (computing) Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
- Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- (slang, uncommon) Pornographic; titillating.
- (informal) Very amusing.
- Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
- Of a fuel-air mixture: having more fuel (thus less air) than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
- (informal) Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
- Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
- Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
- Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
- Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
- causing indignation due to hypocrisy
- pleasantly full and mellow
- suggestive of or characterized by great expense
- having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
- containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
- affording an abundant supply
- very productive
- marked by great fruitfulness
- strong; intense
- of great worth or quality
- possessing material wealth
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To become sharp.
- become sharp or sharper
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
- put (an image) into focus
- make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- make (one's senses) more acute
- raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- make crisp or more crisp and precise
- give a point to
- make sharp or sharper
adj
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Transparent in colour.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- accurately stated or described
adv
noun
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- remove debris from
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
noun
- the quality of being sharp and clear
- a strong odor or taste property
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- thinness of edge or fineness of point
- harshness of manner
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
- (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity.
- (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
- (of an image) distinctness, focus.
- (of food etc) pungency or acidity.
- (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
- (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
adj
- Acute, extreme, sharp.
- Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
- Intensely vivid.
- Involving physical conflict.
- Involving extreme force or motion.
- Likely to use physical force.
- effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- characterized by violence or bloodshed
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
- acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
noun
adv
- Quickly and alertly.
- In a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely.
- In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
- Piercingly; keenly; severely; painfully.
- Rapidly, abruptly.
- (to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
- Steeply; precipitously.
- Stylishly, smartly.
- Precisely, accurately.
- So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
- Of speech, sternly, harshly or critically.
- So as to form a sharp, or tight, angle.
- in an aggressive manner
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
- very suddenly and to a great degree
- in a well delineated manner
adj
noun
verb
- make keen or more acute
- show signs of life
- give new life or energy to
- move faster
- give life or energy to
- To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.
- (rare) To inspire or stimulate.
- To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.).
- To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
- (transitive, rare) To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.
- To grow bright; to brighten.
- Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.
- (also figuratively) Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
- To give life; to make alive.
- To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.).
- To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
- (literary, also figuratively) To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive.
- To come back to life, to receive life.
- (intransitive) To become quicker or faster.
noun
- (chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also (chiefly in the plural), the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
- (chiefly Ireland, Northern England) In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).
verb
noun
adj
- having a sharp inclination
- of a slope; set at a high angle
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.
- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- (informal) Expensive.
noun
verb
noun
- Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
- Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
- (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
- Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- the quality of nice
adj
- quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
- Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
- paying close attention especially to details
- (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
- Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
- Practicing a religion.
noun
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
- An advantage.
- The boundary line of a surface.
- (computing, often attributive) The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
- (also figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- (graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
- the boundary of a surface
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- a line determining the limits of an area
- a slight competitive advantage
verb
- (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- (figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- (transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (cricket, transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of orgasm for a long period of time.
- (transitive, slang, figuratively) To agitate or exasperate (someone) due to constant delays of something.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- advance slowly, as if by inches
- provide with an edge
- provide with a border or edge
adj
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
noun
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
prep
verb
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
adj
adj
noun
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
- An alarm.
- (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
verb
prep_phrase
adj
- Watchful; alert.
- (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
- (of a person) Having an erect penis or clitoris.
- Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
- (heraldry) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
- of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
- upright in position or posture
verb
- (intransitive) To enter a state of physiological erection.
- (intransitive, aviation, of a gyroscopic attitude indicator) To spin up and align to vertical.
- (transitive) To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.
- (transitive, astrology) To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
- (transitive) To cause to stand up or out.
- (transitive) To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- (transitive) To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
- (transitive) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
- To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
- cause to rise up
- construct, build, or erect
verb
- To speak crisply or sharply.
- To strike sharply.
- To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
- (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
- (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply.
- (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.
- Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
- To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
- To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
- To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
- strike sharply
- break a small piece off from
noun
- A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
- (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
- The crest or top of a hill.
- The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
adj
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
adv
noun
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- bring together all the elements or parts of
adj
- strong and sharp
- capable of wounding
- (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
- Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
- (figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
- Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
adj
- Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
- Known or felt personally, internally by a person.
- Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
- (rare) Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.
- Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
- Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing.
- intentionally conceived
- (followed by ‘of’) showing realization or recognition of something
- knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
noun
adj
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
- (of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- (mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren
- (crosswording) Not cryptic.
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- Being a distinctively sensitive kind of glaciomarine clay that may behave like a watery fluid under stress.
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- moving quickly and lightly
- easily aroused or excited
- accomplished rapidly and without delay
- hurried and brief
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
- performed with little or no delay
adv
noun
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- Quitchgrass.
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- (cricket) A fast bowler.
- any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
verb
adj
adv
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To favor or decide in favor of. [with for ‘something’]
- (transitive) To cast or let drop (something) all at once, suddenly and heavily.
- (transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
- (intransitive) To give a plumper (kind of vote).
- (intransitive) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
- (intransitive) To grow plump; to swell out.
- (transitive) To give (a vote), as a plumper.
- drop sharply
- make fat or plump
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
noun
- the quality of being sharp and clear
- a strong odor or taste property
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- thinness of edge or fineness of point
- harshness of manner
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
- (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity.
- (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
- (of an image) distinctness, focus.
- (of food etc) pungency or acidity.
- (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
- (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
noun
noun
- Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
- Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
- (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
- Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- the quality of nice
noun
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
- An advantage.
- The boundary line of a surface.
- (computing, often attributive) The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
- (also figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- (graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
- the boundary of a surface
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- a line determining the limits of an area
- a slight competitive advantage
verb
- (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- (figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- (transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (cricket, transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of orgasm for a long period of time.
- (transitive, slang, figuratively) To agitate or exasperate (someone) due to constant delays of something.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- advance slowly, as if by inches
- provide with an edge
- provide with a border or edge
verb
- (intransitive) To become sharp.
- become sharp or sharper
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
- put (an image) into focus
- make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- make (one's senses) more acute
- raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- make crisp or more crisp and precise
- give a point to
- make sharp or sharper
verb
- make keen or more acute
- show signs of life
- give new life or energy to
- move faster
- give life or energy to
- To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.
- (rare) To inspire or stimulate.
- To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.).
- To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
- (transitive, rare) To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.
- To grow bright; to brighten.
- Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.
- (also figuratively) Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
- To give life; to make alive.
- To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.).
- To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
- (literary, also figuratively) To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive.
- To come back to life, to receive life.
- (intransitive) To become quicker or faster.
noun
- (chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also (chiefly in the plural), the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
- (chiefly Ireland, Northern England) In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).
verb
noun
verb
- To speak crisply or sharply.
- To strike sharply.
- To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
- (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
- (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply.
- (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.
- Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
- To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
- To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
- To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
- strike sharply
- break a small piece off from
noun
- A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
- (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
- The crest or top of a hill.
- The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
adv
- Quickly and alertly.
- In a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely.
- In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
- Piercingly; keenly; severely; painfully.
- Rapidly, abruptly.
- (to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
- Steeply; precipitously.
- Stylishly, smartly.
- Precisely, accurately.
- So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
- Of speech, sternly, harshly or critically.
- So as to form a sharp, or tight, angle.
- in an aggressive manner
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
- very suddenly and to a great degree
- in a well delineated manner
adj
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- Mildly erotic.
- (figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
- Impudently bold; pert.
- Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- improperly forward or bold
adj
adj
- Intense; sensitive; sharp.
- (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
- High or shrill.
- (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
- (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
- (orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.
- (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
- Brief, quick, short.
- (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
- Urgent.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- of critical importance and consequence
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- extremely sharp or severe
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- ending in a sharp point
noun
verb
adj
noun
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
verb
adj
- Sharp-cornered; pointed.
- (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
- (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
- Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
- Ungraceful; lacking grace.
- Lean, lank.
- Measured by an angle.
- Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
- measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
- having angles or an angular shape
noun
adj
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- being or existing in a specified place
noun
- (grammar) The present tense.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; feces
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
verb
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
- (intransitive) To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- simple past and past participle of presend
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- cause to come to know personally
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- offer for others to consider
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give as a present; make a gift of
- bring forward and present to the mind
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- hand over formally
adj
noun
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals.
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
- (British, slang) A prostitute.
- A melt (block of wax for use in a tart burner).
- a small open pie with a fruit filling
- a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
- a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
verb
adj
- intense or sharp
- lavishly elegant and refined
- of extreme beauty
- delicately beautiful
- Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
- Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
- Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
- Of special beauty or rare excellence.
- Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.
noun
adj
- intense or sharp
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
noun
verb
adj
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- harsh
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
adv
noun
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
verb
adj
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
- Inclined; apt to happen.
- Prepared for immediate action or use.
- Liable at any moment.
- (prepositive) first only used predicatively, freely used from the end of the 17th century
- Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
- completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
- (of especially money) immediately available
- made suitable and available for immediate use
- mentally disposed
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
noun
verb
adj
- Not faint or delicate; vivid.
- Remunerative.
- (finance) Trading at a price level which is high relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- (computing) Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
- Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- (slang, uncommon) Pornographic; titillating.
- (informal) Very amusing.
- Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
- Of a fuel-air mixture: having more fuel (thus less air) than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
- (informal) Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
- Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
- Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
- Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
- Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
- causing indignation due to hypocrisy
- pleasantly full and mellow
- suggestive of or characterized by great expense
- having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
- containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
- affording an abundant supply
- very productive
- marked by great fruitfulness
- strong; intense
- of great worth or quality
- possessing material wealth
noun
adj
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Transparent in colour.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- accurately stated or described
adv
noun
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- remove debris from
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
adj
- Acute, extreme, sharp.
- Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
- Intensely vivid.
- Involving physical conflict.
- Involving extreme force or motion.
- Likely to use physical force.
- effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- characterized by violence or bloodshed
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
- acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
adj
noun
adj
- having a sharp inclination
- of a slope; set at a high angle
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.
- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- (informal) Expensive.
noun
verb
adj
- quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
- Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
- paying close attention especially to details
- (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
- Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
- Practicing a religion.
adj
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
noun
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
prep
verb
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
adj
adj
noun
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
- An alarm.
- (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
verb
adj
- Watchful; alert.
- (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
- (of a person) Having an erect penis or clitoris.
- Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
- (heraldry) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
- of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
- upright in position or posture
verb
- (intransitive) To enter a state of physiological erection.
- (intransitive, aviation, of a gyroscopic attitude indicator) To spin up and align to vertical.
- (transitive) To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.
- (transitive, astrology) To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
- (transitive) To cause to stand up or out.
- (transitive) To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- (transitive) To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
- (transitive) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
- To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
- cause to rise up
- construct, build, or erect
adj
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
adv
noun
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- bring together all the elements or parts of
adj
- strong and sharp
- capable of wounding
- (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
- Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
- (figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
- Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
adj
- Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
- Known or felt personally, internally by a person.
- Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
- (rare) Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.
- Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
- Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing.
- intentionally conceived
- (followed by ‘of’) showing realization or recognition of something
- knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
noun
adj
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
- (of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- (mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren
- (crosswording) Not cryptic.
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- Being a distinctively sensitive kind of glaciomarine clay that may behave like a watery fluid under stress.
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- moving quickly and lightly
- easily aroused or excited
- accomplished rapidly and without delay
- hurried and brief
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
- performed with little or no delay
adv
noun
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- Quitchgrass.
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- (cricket) A fast bowler.
- any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
verb
adj
adv
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To favor or decide in favor of. [with for ‘something’]
- (transitive) To cast or let drop (something) all at once, suddenly and heavily.
- (transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
- (intransitive) To give a plumper (kind of vote).
- (intransitive) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
- (intransitive) To grow plump; to swell out.
- (transitive) To give (a vote), as a plumper.
- drop sharply
- make fat or plump
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number