Palabras en English para 'needlessly time-consuming procedure'
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noun
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.
- (firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
- (ecology) Ellipsis of biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).
- (optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
- (graphical user interface) A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
- (nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.
- (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
- (geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
- (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- a lively entertainment spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
noun
- A tedious and laborious task.
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- (uncountable, slang) Hustle; hard work.
- A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- (uncountable, music) Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
- hard monotonous routine work
verb
- (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- created by grinding
- dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- work hard
- shape or form by grinding
noun
- (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
- (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
- (music) A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
- the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
verb
noun
- an effort that is inconvenient
- the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
- That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
- The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- (sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
- An objection.
- An awkward situation or quarrel.
- An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
noun
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an angry disturbance
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
verb
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
noun
- Clipping of red tape (“time-consuming bureaucratic procedures”).
- (informal, by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
- Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
- (informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.
- (ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick.
- Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
- (trading, from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.
- (printing, historical) A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
- Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- the finishing line for a foot race
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
verb
noun
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
noun
- the actual time that it takes a process to occur
- (computing) The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
- (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.
- The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc).
adj
noun
- The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
- (manufacturing, repair) The action of grinding a workpiece to change its size, shape, and surface finish.
- (business, informal) The act of doing the daily grind.
- (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
- (roleplaying games, gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
- the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- material resulting from the process of grinding
- a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
verb
noun
- (uncountable, hyperbolic, also figurative) Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
- (uncountable) Routine work involving written documents.
- (uncountable) Written documents.
- (uncountable, US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
- (countable) A work in paper.
- work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
noun
- An excessively complex set of instructions.
- An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
- A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.
- theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
- an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
noun
- (rare) A long and imposing series of mindless but necessary tasks.
- (informal) Something presenting itself in a fanciful and showy, often unrealistic manner, especially when intended to impress and confuse.
- Ambiguous or meaningless language.
- Empty and tiresome speculation.
- any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
adj
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adv
verb
noun
noun
- (figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.
- A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
- (figuratively) A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
- a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
- a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
verb
noun
- The amount of time to process all the individuals on a waiting list.
- The amount of additional time (clearance) allotted in a situation.
- The amount of time it takes to clear a building or other public area in an emergency.
- (electricity, electronics) The amount of time from when a fault is detected to when a circuit is automatically reopened.
- (aviation) The amount of time from when a pilot requests the right to land at an airport and the tower allows the pilot to land.
- (medicine, pathology) The amount of time for a substance to be eliminated from a body, body part or organ.
- (road transport) The amount of time it takes for a pedestrian to reach the other side of a crosswalk.
- (road transport, automotive) The amount of time to clear a road from traffic after an incident.
- (ecology, chemistry) The amount of time before a foreign substance in the air has dissipated.
- (road transport, automotive) The amount of time to clear a traffic queue when a signal changes.
- (banking) The amount of time required for a payment to be deposited to an account.
- (postal, business) The amount of time it takes for a backordered item to arrive.
- (travel, aviation) The amount of time it takes to get through customs.
verb
- waste time
- consider not very seriously
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
noun
verb
noun
- Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).
- An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
- An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
- Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
noun
- A bottleneck, part of a process that is too slow and causes a delay.
- (engineering) A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury
- A kerb extension, a traffic calming measure consisting of an angled narrowing of the roadway
- (economics) The level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
- (mathematics) Cuspidal point, a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
noun
- The time required to complete a project.
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
verb
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
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verb
adj
noun
adj
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adj
noun
adj
- causing inconvenience
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
- lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
- hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
- not elegant or graceful in expression
- Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
- Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
- Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
- Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
noun
noun
- (chiefly derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
- The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
- (business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
- Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
- nonelective government officials
- a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
- any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
adj
noun
noun
- anything that slows or hinders a process
- any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
- an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
- That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
- A carriage for transporting shooting parties and their equipment.ᵂ
- (textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp.
- (chiefly nautical) The handle of a pump.
- A baker’s kneading trough.
- (military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
- An enclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
- Bracken (Pteridium spp.).
- (now historical) A type of torture instrument.
- A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
- (agriculture) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods of earth after ploughing; a drag.
- (figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
- A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc.
- (engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
- A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)
- A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing it.
- A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.ᵂ
- Any fern in the genus Pteris.
- The act of braking, of using a brake to slow down a machine or vehicle
verb
noun
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.
- (firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
- (ecology) Ellipsis of biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).
- (optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
- (graphical user interface) A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
- (nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.
- (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
- (geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
- (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- a lively entertainment spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
noun
- A tedious and laborious task.
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- (uncountable, slang) Hustle; hard work.
- A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- (uncountable, music) Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
- hard monotonous routine work
verb
- (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- created by grinding
- dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- work hard
- shape or form by grinding
noun
- (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
- (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
- (music) A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
- the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
verb
noun
- an effort that is inconvenient
- the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
- That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
- The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- (sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
- An objection.
- An awkward situation or quarrel.
- An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
noun
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an angry disturbance
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
verb
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
noun
- Clipping of red tape (“time-consuming bureaucratic procedures”).
- (informal, by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
- Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
- (informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.
- (ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick.
- Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
- (trading, from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.
- (printing, historical) A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
- Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- the finishing line for a foot race
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
verb
noun
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
noun
- the actual time that it takes a process to occur
- (computing) The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
- (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.
- The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc).
noun
- (uncountable, hyperbolic, also figurative) Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
- (uncountable) Routine work involving written documents.
- (uncountable) Written documents.
- (uncountable, US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
- (countable) A work in paper.
- work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
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- An excessively complex set of instructions.
- An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
- A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.
- theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
- an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
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- (rare) A long and imposing series of mindless but necessary tasks.
- (informal) Something presenting itself in a fanciful and showy, often unrealistic manner, especially when intended to impress and confuse.
- Ambiguous or meaningless language.
- Empty and tiresome speculation.
- any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
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- (figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.
- A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
- (figuratively) A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
- a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
- a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
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- The amount of time to process all the individuals on a waiting list.
- The amount of additional time (clearance) allotted in a situation.
- The amount of time it takes to clear a building or other public area in an emergency.
- (electricity, electronics) The amount of time from when a fault is detected to when a circuit is automatically reopened.
- (aviation) The amount of time from when a pilot requests the right to land at an airport and the tower allows the pilot to land.
- (medicine, pathology) The amount of time for a substance to be eliminated from a body, body part or organ.
- (road transport) The amount of time it takes for a pedestrian to reach the other side of a crosswalk.
- (road transport, automotive) The amount of time to clear a road from traffic after an incident.
- (ecology, chemistry) The amount of time before a foreign substance in the air has dissipated.
- (road transport, automotive) The amount of time to clear a traffic queue when a signal changes.
- (banking) The amount of time required for a payment to be deposited to an account.
- (postal, business) The amount of time it takes for a backordered item to arrive.
- (travel, aviation) The amount of time it takes to get through customs.
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- A bottleneck, part of a process that is too slow and causes a delay.
- (engineering) A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury
- A kerb extension, a traffic calming measure consisting of an angled narrowing of the roadway
- (economics) The level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
- (mathematics) Cuspidal point, a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
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- The time required to complete a project.
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
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- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
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- (chiefly derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
- The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
- (business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
- Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
- nonelective government officials
- a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
- any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
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- anything that slows or hinders a process
- any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
- an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
- That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
- A carriage for transporting shooting parties and their equipment.ᵂ
- (textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp.
- (chiefly nautical) The handle of a pump.
- A baker’s kneading trough.
- (military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
- An enclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
- Bracken (Pteridium spp.).
- (now historical) A type of torture instrument.
- A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
- (agriculture) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods of earth after ploughing; a drag.
- (figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
- A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc.
- (engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
- A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)
- A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing it.
- A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.ᵂ
- Any fern in the genus Pteris.
- The act of braking, of using a brake to slow down a machine or vehicle
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- waste time
- consider not very seriously
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
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- Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).
- An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
- An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
- Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
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- The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
- (manufacturing, repair) The action of grinding a workpiece to change its size, shape, and surface finish.
- (business, informal) The act of doing the daily grind.
- (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
- (roleplaying games, gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
- the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- material resulting from the process of grinding
- a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
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- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
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- causing inconvenience
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
- lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
- hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
- not elegant or graceful in expression
- Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
- Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
- Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
- Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.