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verb
- To dilute.
- To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
- (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
- (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
- make thin or thinner
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- take off weight
adj
- (aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.
- Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
- (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
- Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- Poor; scanty; without money or success.
- Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
- very narrow
- not dense
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
- lacking substance or significance
- lacking excess flesh
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- (transitive) To dilute.
- (intransitive) To get or take in water.
- (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
- (transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
- (transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
- secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
- provide with water
- fill with tears
- supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
noun
- (uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
- (countable) A serving of liquid water.
- (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
- (colloquial, figuratively) Something which dilutes, or has the effect of watering down.
- A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
- (figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
- (colloquial, medicine) A fluid that causes swelling.
- The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- (business, often attributive) The water supply, as a service or utility.
- (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
- (countable, often in the plural) Spa water; hot springs.
- (uncountable) An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
- Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
- Urine.
- the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm
- a facility that provides a source of water
- binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
- liquid excretory product
- a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
noun
- The process of making something dilute.
- a diluted solution
- weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
- (finance) Ellipsis of share dilution.
- The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
- (copyright law) Ellipsis of trademark dilution.
- A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
noun
- the act of diluting something
- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- a piece cut off from the main part of something
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- (countable, UK) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
- (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
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- of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- intensely focused
- being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- gathered together or made less diffuse
- Intense; directed towards a specific location.
- Not dilute; having a high concentration.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
- (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- (transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- (transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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adj
noun
- Alternative form of dilation and curettage.
- a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
verb
- To oxidize.
- To oxygenate.
- change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
verb
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
- dip into a liquid
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
noun
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
verb
- To decrease in amount or size.
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
verb
- diminish or abate
- send (money) in payment
- forgive
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- hold back to a later time
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
- (transitive) To restore or replace.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
- (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
- (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
noun
- the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- (law) A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- (chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
verb
- To subtract or diminish something.
- To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- (of a person) To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
- (of a person) To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
- To remove something and put it in a different place.
- To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- take from a person or place
- take out or remove
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- take away a part from; diminish
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
- get rid of something abstract
- buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
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- A slender wax candle.
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
- (by extension) A small light.
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- The portion of an object with such a form.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
- (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
- A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
- (figurative) Gradual reduction over time.
- (machining) Ellipsis of machine taper.
- the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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noun
- A shallow in a body of water.
- Any large number of persons or things.
- A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
- (collective) A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.
- a stretch of shallow water
- a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- a large group of fish
adj
- Capable of being reduced.
- (mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
- (mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x²-1.
- (topology, of a manifold) Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
- capable of being reduced
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noun
- A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
- An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
- (figurative) Fusion, marriage, combination.
- the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
- a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
adv
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
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- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
verb
- (transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid.
- (ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
- (intransitive, Internet slang) To put down on social media [with on].
- (transitive) To set down carelessly.
- dip into a liquid while eating
- make a dunk shot, in basketball
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
noun
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- (transitive) To reduce.
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- impose something unpleasant
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to be enthusiastic
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make a written note of
noun
- The act of dilating.
- State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
- (mathematics) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.
- a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
- the act of expanding an aperture
verb
- (transitive) To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
- (transitive) To empty or purge (something of a substance).
- (physics) To undergo loss of an isotope.
- To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources).
- (intransitive) To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
- (chemistry) To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant).
- (physics) To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes).
- (chemistry) To expend or separate a reactant.
- (physics, rare) To decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes).
- (medicine) To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness.
- (chemistry) To be expended or separated (of a substance).
- use up (resources or materials)
verb
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- submerge in a liquid
- make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
- fill, soak, or imbue totally
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- beat severely
- heat a metal prior to working it
- become drunk or drink excessively
- (originally US slang, figurative, transitive) To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
- (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
- (figurative, transitive) To absorb; to drain.
- (transitive) (slang, boxing) To hit or strike.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
- (ceramics, transitive) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
- (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
- (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- (slang, chiefly Mormonism) To engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.
- (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
noun
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- (slang, British) A drunkard.
- An immersion in water etc.
- (slang) A carouse; a drinking session.
- (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
noun
- The process of making something dilute.
- a diluted solution
- weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
- (finance) Ellipsis of share dilution.
- The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
- (copyright law) Ellipsis of trademark dilution.
- A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
noun
- the act of diluting something
- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- a piece cut off from the main part of something
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- (countable, UK) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
- (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
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- Alternative form of dilation and curettage.
- a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
noun
- The act of dilating.
- State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
- (mathematics) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.
- a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
- the act of expanding an aperture
verb
- To dilute.
- To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
- (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
- (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
- make thin or thinner
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- take off weight
adj
- (aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.
- Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
- (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
- Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- Poor; scanty; without money or success.
- Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
- very narrow
- not dense
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
- lacking substance or significance
- lacking excess flesh
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- (transitive) To dilute.
- (intransitive) To get or take in water.
- (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
- (transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
- (transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
- secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
- provide with water
- fill with tears
- supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
noun
- (uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
- (countable) A serving of liquid water.
- (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
- (colloquial, figuratively) Something which dilutes, or has the effect of watering down.
- A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
- (figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
- (colloquial, medicine) A fluid that causes swelling.
- The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- (business, often attributive) The water supply, as a service or utility.
- (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
- (countable, often in the plural) Spa water; hot springs.
- (uncountable) An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
- Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
- Urine.
- the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm
- a facility that provides a source of water
- binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
- liquid excretory product
- a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
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- To oxidize.
- To oxygenate.
- change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
verb
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
- dip into a liquid
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
noun
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
verb
- To decrease in amount or size.
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
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- diminish or abate
- send (money) in payment
- forgive
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- hold back to a later time
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
- (transitive) To restore or replace.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
- (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
- (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
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- the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- (law) A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- (chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
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- To subtract or diminish something.
- To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- (of a person) To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
- (of a person) To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
- To remove something and put it in a different place.
- To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- take from a person or place
- take out or remove
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- take away a part from; diminish
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
- get rid of something abstract
- buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
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- A slender wax candle.
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
- (by extension) A small light.
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- The portion of an object with such a form.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
- (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
- A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
- (figurative) Gradual reduction over time.
- (machining) Ellipsis of machine taper.
- the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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- A shallow in a body of water.
- Any large number of persons or things.
- A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
- (collective) A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.
- a stretch of shallow water
- a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- a large group of fish
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- A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
- An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
- (figurative) Fusion, marriage, combination.
- the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
- a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
verb
- (transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid.
- (ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
- (intransitive, Internet slang) To put down on social media [with on].
- (transitive) To set down carelessly.
- dip into a liquid while eating
- make a dunk shot, in basketball
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
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- (transitive) To reduce.
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- impose something unpleasant
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to be enthusiastic
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make a written note of
verb
- (transitive) To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
- (transitive) To empty or purge (something of a substance).
- (physics) To undergo loss of an isotope.
- To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources).
- (intransitive) To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
- (chemistry) To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant).
- (physics) To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes).
- (chemistry) To expend or separate a reactant.
- (physics, rare) To decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes).
- (medicine) To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness.
- (chemistry) To be expended or separated (of a substance).
- use up (resources or materials)
verb
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- submerge in a liquid
- make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
- fill, soak, or imbue totally
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- beat severely
- heat a metal prior to working it
- become drunk or drink excessively
- (originally US slang, figurative, transitive) To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
- (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
- (figurative, transitive) To absorb; to drain.
- (transitive) (slang, boxing) To hit or strike.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
- (ceramics, transitive) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
- (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
- (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- (slang, chiefly Mormonism) To engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.
- (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
noun
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- (slang, British) A drunkard.
- An immersion in water etc.
- (slang) A carouse; a drinking session.
- (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
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- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
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- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
adj
adj
noun
adj
- of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- intensely focused
- being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- gathered together or made less diffuse
- Intense; directed towards a specific location.
- Not dilute; having a high concentration.
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adj
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
- (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- (transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- (transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
adj
adj
- Capable of being reduced.
- (mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
- (mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x²-1.
- (topology, of a manifold) Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
- capable of being reduced