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noun
- A nitpicker.
- A young louse.
- The egg of a louse.
- (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
- A minor shortcoming; the object of a nitpick.
- Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).
- A candela per square metre.
- (UK, Ireland, loosely) A head louse regardless of its age.
- (poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.
- egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
- a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
verb
noun
verb
adj
noun
noun
- any specific behavior
- (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction
- an organic process that takes place in the body
- the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
- the state of being active
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
- (physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
- (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
- The property of substances to react with other substances
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
adj
noun
- (law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
- A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
- a police officer who investigates crimes
- an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
verb
adj
prep_phrase
adj
adj
adj
- tending to select; characterized by careful choice
- characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
- (chiefly US, not comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
- (biology) Of or relating to natural selection.
- Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity.
- Of or relating to the process of selection.
- (of a person) Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
noun
- Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
- The physical track on a record.
- A mark left by something that has passed along.
- A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
- (uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
- (railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
- (Philippines, education) A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.
- (computing) A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
- (fashion, colloquial) Clipping of trackshoe.
- A tract or area, such as of land.
- Sound stored on a record.
- (cricket) The pitch.
- (music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
- A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
- The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
- (automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of caterpillar track.
- (slang) The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
- A road or other similar beaten path.
- A themed set of talks within a conference.
- The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
- Physical course; way.
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- a groove on a phonograph recording
- a course over which races are run
- (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
- any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
verb
- (intransitive) To exhibit good cognitive function.
- (transitive or intransitive) To create a musical recording (a track).
- (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
- (transitive) To follow the tracks of.
- (transitive) To traverse; to move across.
- (intransitive, chiefly of a storm) To move.
- To separate into educational tracks, each of which teaches to a different level of ability.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a camera) To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
- (transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.
- (computing, transitive or intransitive) To create music using tracker software.
- (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
- (transitive) To tow.
- (transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
- (transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To make sense; to be consistent with known information
- go after with the intent to catch
- observe or plot the moving path of something
- carry on the feet and deposit
- travel across or pass over
- make tracks upon
adj
- tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
- thrusting inward
- (linguistics) epenthetic
- (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
- Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
- (programming) Designating a type of collection in which each item keeps track of what collection it is in, rather than the more conventional approach of a collection keeping track of what items it contains. An intrusive collection does not "own" its contents and a single item can be part of multiple intrusive collections.
noun
adj
noun
- The act of discerning detail.
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
noun
- One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
- (motor racing) Synonym of spotter.
- A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate.
- One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
- A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.
- (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft.
- (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post.
- an expert who observes and comments on something
- a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
- (derogatory, transitive) To say (something) while sniffling or crying.
- (derogatory, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- cry or whine with snuffling
- talk in a tearful manner
verb
- (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
- (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
- (intransitive) To act as a spy.
- catch sight of
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
noun
- (American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
verb
noun
- (surveying) The discrepancy between the starting point the endpoint of the shape reconstructed from the measured dimensions and bearings of a boundary.
- (civil engineering, by extension) The degree to which the model of the forces acting on a structure fail to account for the observed shape of that structure.
adj
- marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
- at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
- urgently needed; absolutely necessary
- characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
- of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
- forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
- being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
- (medicine, by extension) In such a condition.
- Inclined to find fault or criticize.
- Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
- Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
- (physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
- (textual criticism) Employing or related to textual criticism, particularly through a stemmatological comparison of all extant texts and reconstruction of the original.
- Extremely important.
- (medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.
- (physics) Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
- (botany) Needing great discrimination to be correctly classified; easily confused.
- Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
noun
- frivolous or trifling behavior
- a single play of a sport or other contest
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- animal hunted for food or sport
- (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- an amusement or pastime
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- your occupation or line of work
- A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- The number of points necessary to win a game.
- (UK, in the plural) A school subject during which sports are practised.
- One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
- (hip-hop, with the) The music industry.
- (countable, figuratively) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
- That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
- (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
- (countable) The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
- (countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
- (countable) Ellipsis of video game.
- (countable, usually in the singular, informal) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
- (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.
- (uncountable, slang) Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
- (slang) Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
- (countable) An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
- (card games) In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
- (countable) A particular instance of playing a game.
- (uncountable, informal, used mostly for men) The ability to seduce or woo someone, usually by strategy.
adj
verb
- place a bet on
- (intransitive) To play card games, board games, or video games.
- (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
- (intransitive) To gamble.
- (transitive, seduction community, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
verb
- To peep; to look narrowly.
- (slang) To go on a drinking binge.
- (social media) To post a message on a Mastodon instance.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee, to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (slang) To snort (a recreational drug).
- To see; to spy.
- To cause a horn or whistle to produce a noise.
- To produce the noise of a horn or whistle.
- To stand out, or be prominent.
- (slang) To flatulate.
- make a strident noise
noun
- (by extension, countable, informal) A fart; flatus.
- (countable, slang) A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
- (countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
- (uncountable, informal) Rubbish; tat.
- (informal) A spree of drunkenness.
- (countable, social media) A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- (Australia, slang) A toilet.
- revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- a blast of a horn
noun
- The ability to notice what others might miss.
- An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
- (go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.
- A shade of colour; a tinge.
- A meaningful look or stare.
- Ellipsis of private eye.
- (US) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The visual sense.
- A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.
- The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
- (typography) The enclosed counter (“negative space”) of the lower-case letter e.
- A reproductive bud in a potato.
- The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.
- A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.
- The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
- One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
- (nautical, in the plural) The foremost part of a ship's bows; the hawseholes.
- (architecture) The circle in the centre of a volute.
- The relatively calm and clear centre of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.
- The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.
- A brood.
- A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
- That which resembles the eye in relative beauty or importance.
- Attention, notice.
- A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
- (usually in the plural) Opinion, view.
- (mining) Synonym of pit-eye.
- (informal) The dark brown centre of a black-eyed Susan flower.
- good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
- attention to what is seen
- the organ of sight
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
verb
noun
- A nitpicker.
- A young louse.
- The egg of a louse.
- (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
- A minor shortcoming; the object of a nitpick.
- Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).
- A candela per square metre.
- (UK, Ireland, loosely) A head louse regardless of its age.
- (poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.
- egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
- a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
verb
noun
verb
noun
- any specific behavior
- (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction
- an organic process that takes place in the body
- the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
- the state of being active
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
- (physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
- (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
- The property of substances to react with other substances
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
noun
- Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
- The physical track on a record.
- A mark left by something that has passed along.
- A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
- (uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
- (railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
- (Philippines, education) A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.
- (computing) A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
- (fashion, colloquial) Clipping of trackshoe.
- A tract or area, such as of land.
- Sound stored on a record.
- (cricket) The pitch.
- (music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
- A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
- The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
- (automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of caterpillar track.
- (slang) The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
- A road or other similar beaten path.
- A themed set of talks within a conference.
- The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
- Physical course; way.
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- a groove on a phonograph recording
- a course over which races are run
- (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
- any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
verb
- (intransitive) To exhibit good cognitive function.
- (transitive or intransitive) To create a musical recording (a track).
- (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
- (transitive) To follow the tracks of.
- (transitive) To traverse; to move across.
- (intransitive, chiefly of a storm) To move.
- To separate into educational tracks, each of which teaches to a different level of ability.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a camera) To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
- (transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.
- (computing, transitive or intransitive) To create music using tracker software.
- (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
- (transitive) To tow.
- (transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
- (transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To make sense; to be consistent with known information
- go after with the intent to catch
- observe or plot the moving path of something
- carry on the feet and deposit
- travel across or pass over
- make tracks upon
noun
- The act of discerning detail.
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
noun
- One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
- (motor racing) Synonym of spotter.
- A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate.
- One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
- A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.
- (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft.
- (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post.
- an expert who observes and comments on something
- a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
- (derogatory, transitive) To say (something) while sniffling or crying.
- (derogatory, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- cry or whine with snuffling
- talk in a tearful manner
noun
- frivolous or trifling behavior
- a single play of a sport or other contest
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- animal hunted for food or sport
- (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- an amusement or pastime
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- your occupation or line of work
- A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- The number of points necessary to win a game.
- (UK, in the plural) A school subject during which sports are practised.
- One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
- (hip-hop, with the) The music industry.
- (countable, figuratively) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
- That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
- (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
- (countable) The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
- (countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
- (countable) Ellipsis of video game.
- (countable, usually in the singular, informal) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
- (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.
- (uncountable, slang) Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
- (slang) Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
- (countable) An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
- (card games) In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
- (countable) A particular instance of playing a game.
- (uncountable, informal, used mostly for men) The ability to seduce or woo someone, usually by strategy.
adj
verb
- place a bet on
- (intransitive) To play card games, board games, or video games.
- (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
- (intransitive) To gamble.
- (transitive, seduction community, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
noun
- The ability to notice what others might miss.
- An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
- (go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.
- A shade of colour; a tinge.
- A meaningful look or stare.
- Ellipsis of private eye.
- (US) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The visual sense.
- A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.
- The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
- (typography) The enclosed counter (“negative space”) of the lower-case letter e.
- A reproductive bud in a potato.
- The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.
- A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.
- The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
- One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
- (nautical, in the plural) The foremost part of a ship's bows; the hawseholes.
- (architecture) The circle in the centre of a volute.
- The relatively calm and clear centre of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.
- The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.
- A brood.
- A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
- That which resembles the eye in relative beauty or importance.
- Attention, notice.
- A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
- (usually in the plural) Opinion, view.
- (mining) Synonym of pit-eye.
- (informal) The dark brown centre of a black-eyed Susan flower.
- good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
- attention to what is seen
- the organ of sight
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
verb
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
- (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
- (intransitive) To act as a spy.
- catch sight of
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
noun
- (American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
verb
noun
- (surveying) The discrepancy between the starting point the endpoint of the shape reconstructed from the measured dimensions and bearings of a boundary.
- (civil engineering, by extension) The degree to which the model of the forces acting on a structure fail to account for the observed shape of that structure.
verb
- To peep; to look narrowly.
- (slang) To go on a drinking binge.
- (social media) To post a message on a Mastodon instance.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee, to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (slang) To snort (a recreational drug).
- To see; to spy.
- To cause a horn or whistle to produce a noise.
- To produce the noise of a horn or whistle.
- To stand out, or be prominent.
- (slang) To flatulate.
- make a strident noise
noun
- (by extension, countable, informal) A fart; flatus.
- (countable, slang) A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
- (countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
- (uncountable, informal) Rubbish; tat.
- (informal) A spree of drunkenness.
- (countable, social media) A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- (Australia, slang) A toilet.
- revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- a blast of a horn
adj
noun
adj
noun
- (law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
- A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
- a police officer who investigates crimes
- an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
adj
prep_phrase
adj
adj
adj
- tending to select; characterized by careful choice
- characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
- (chiefly US, not comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
- (biology) Of or relating to natural selection.
- Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity.
- Of or relating to the process of selection.
- (of a person) Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
adj
- tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
- thrusting inward
- (linguistics) epenthetic
- (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
- Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
- (programming) Designating a type of collection in which each item keeps track of what collection it is in, rather than the more conventional approach of a collection keeping track of what items it contains. An intrusive collection does not "own" its contents and a single item can be part of multiple intrusive collections.
noun
adj
adj
- marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
- at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
- urgently needed; absolutely necessary
- characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
- of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
- forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
- being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
- (medicine, by extension) In such a condition.
- Inclined to find fault or criticize.
- Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
- Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
- (physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
- (textual criticism) Employing or related to textual criticism, particularly through a stemmatological comparison of all extant texts and reconstruction of the original.
- Extremely important.
- (medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.
- (physics) Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
- (botany) Needing great discrimination to be correctly classified; easily confused.
- Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.