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adv
adj
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
- Wealthy or well off.
- (typography) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
- Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
noun
- a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
- Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
- (skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
- A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
- (computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
verb
- cause to flow through something
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- make level or straight
- irrigate with water from a sluice
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
- (intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- (mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
- (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- (Singapore, chiefly military) To move, shift or align to one side.
- (transitive) To excite, inflame.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
- (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- (mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
- (transitive) To cause to blush.
- (transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
adv
adv
adj
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Of a single color throughout.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of the same color throughout
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
noun
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
noun
- Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
- Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
- Physical matter; material.
- The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
- A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- (theology, philosophy) Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical sense.
- Drugs (illegal narcotics)
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- the idea that is intended
- considerable capital (wealth or income)
- the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
verb
noun
- Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
- Inelegance; a lack of relaxedness.
- Muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work; soreness.
- Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
- the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- excessive sternness
- the property of moving with pain or difficulty
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
- firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
noun
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
verb
adj
- Firm; solid; not fluid.
- Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
- (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant.
- Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
- Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
- unvarying in nature
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
noun
- That which is permanent or invariable.
- (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
- (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
- (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation.
- a quantity that does not vary
- a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
adj
noun
noun
- the consistency of a solid
- The state or quality of being solid.
- state of having the interior filled with matter
- the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
- (geometry) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.
- Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
noun
- the consistency of a solid
- The state or quality of being solid.
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- the quality of being substantial or having substance
- the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
adj
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
adv
- with firmness
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
noun
noun
adv
- firmly or closely
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
- Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
- Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
- In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
adj
- hurried and brief
- unrestrained by convention or morality
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- securely fixed in place
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- at a rapid tempo
- resistant to destruction or fading
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
- Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
- (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
- Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
- Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.
- (nuclear physics, of a neutron) Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).
- (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
- (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
noun
verb
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- abstain from eating
- (transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
- (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
- (intransitive) To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
intj
adv
adj
- securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
- closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- pulled or drawn tight
- set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
- very drunk
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- of such close construction as to be impermeable
- pressed tightly together
- affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- packed closely together
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (informal, figurative, of persons or relationships) Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
- (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
- (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
- (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Unyielding or firm.
- (of time) Limited or restricted.
- (sports) Not conceding many goals.
- (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.
- (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.
- Under high tension; taut.
- (slang) Short of money.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.
- Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
verb
- become solid
- make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
- (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
- (grammar, transitive) To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).
- (transitive) To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce.
- (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
adj
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
adv
noun
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
verb
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- remove unwanted substances from
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
adj
- imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
- consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
- being the same substance throughout
- (mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
- (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- (general) Very large in size or extent.
- Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
- (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
- (physics, of a particle) Having any mass.
- (geology) Homogeneous, unstructured.
- (colloquial, informal, Ireland) Outstanding, beautiful.
noun
adj
- imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
- (figurative) Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.
- (engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
- (figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
- (software engineering) Consisting of a single program or codebase.
- Of or resembling a monolith.
adj
noun
adj
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- logically valid
- exercising or showing good judgment
adv
intj
noun
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
verb
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
adv
- (also figurative) Firmly and solidly.
- (figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
- (geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles.
- directly and without evasion; not roundabout
- with firmness and conviction; without compromise
- firmly and solidly
- in a straight direct way
- in a square shape
adj
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- being on topic and prompting thought
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
noun
verb
punct
character
contraction
adv
adj
noun
verb
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- weight with lead
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- measure the depth of something
adv
adj
- owed and payable immediately or on demand
- suitable to or expected in the circumstances
- scheduled to arrive
- capable of being assigned or credited to
- On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass.
- Owed or owing.
- Appropriate.
- Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
- Scheduled; expected.
noun
- that which is deserved or owed
- a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- Right; just title or claim.
- (in the plural) A membership fee.
- Deserved acknowledgment.
adj
noun
- (nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- (uncountable) Fortitude.
- (countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
- (uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- (uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
- a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
verb
noun
- (countable) The product or result of being upright.
- (uncountable) The state of being erect or vertical.
- (uncountable) The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
- the property of being upright in posture
- position at right angles to the horizon
- righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
adj
- sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
- Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
- (sciences, engineering, of data points, strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
- (loosely) Both exact and accurate.
verb
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
adv
noun
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- the act of moving with great haste
- (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
- (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. (See thunderbolt.)
- A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
- A burst of speed or efficiency.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A sudden event, action or emotion.
- A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
verb
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- make or roll into bolts
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- secure or lock with a bolt
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- move or jump suddenly
- swallow hastily
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
- (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
- (transitive, figurative) To affix in a crude or unnatural manner.
- (transitive) To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- (intransitive) To escape.
- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- (transitive) To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
- (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
- (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
- (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
verb
- cause to take on a definite and clear shape
- assume crystalline form; become crystallized
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
- (transitive) To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.
- (transitive, chemistry, physics) To make something form into crystals.
- (intransitive) To assume a crystalline form.
- (transitive) To give a definite or precise form to (something).
- (intransitive) To take a definite form.
adv
- Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- Directly; flatly.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Completely.
- (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
- (of a sentence) Without parole.
- with flat sails
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
adj
- (not comparable, commerce) Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- (of colours) Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring homomorphism) Such that its target, regarded as a module over its source, is flat (as above).
- (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
- (algebraic geometry, scheme theory, of a morphism of schemes) Such that the induced map on every stalk is flat (as a map of rings).
- (authorship, figuratively, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- (homological algebra, of a module) Such that the tensor product preserves exact sequences. See Flat module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (of measurements of time) Exact.
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of coffee) Having little froth and little milk.
- (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- not reflecting light; not glossy
- having lost effervescence
- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- horizontally level
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- not modified or restricted by reservations
- commercially inactive
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
noun
- (American football) The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
- (rail transport) A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
- (publishing) A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
- (technical, theatre, stagecraft) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
- (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- (horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- (postal) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
- (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- (optics) A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- Ellipsis of flat ride (“spinning amusement ride”).
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
- The most prominent flat part of something.
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- (Australia, horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- (gambling, slang) A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- (in the phrase 'the flat') Level ground in general.
- (historical) An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- (US) Ellipsis of flat water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
- (chiefly British, New England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, archaic elsewhere) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent
- (Canadian Prairies, British Columbia) A 24-case of beer.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- (rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
- a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- a level tract of land
- a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
verb
- (transitive) To dash or throw
- (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
- (intransitive) To dash, rush
- (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
noun
- A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
- (astronomy, by extension) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of any terrestrial planet.
- The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
- (British, Australia, informal) A living.
- The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.
- The bread-like base of a pizza.
- An outer layer composed of pastry
- (uncountable, informal) Nerve, gall.
- (geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
- (music) Ellipsis of crust punk, a subgenre of punk music.
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- the outer layer of the Earth
- a hard outer layer that covers something
verb
adj
- (of physical features) Plump, round.
- (of clothing) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
- Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Having depth and body; rich.
- Total, entire.
- (chiefly Australia) Drunk, intoxicated.
- (category theory, of a functor between locally small categories) Surjective as a map of morphisms
- Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- Filled with emotions.
- (poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
- (category theory, of a subcategory S of C) Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets operatorname Hom_S(X,Y) and operatorname Hom_C(X,Y) are equal.
- Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
- (informal, with "of") Replete, abounding with.
- (informal, of hands, chiefly in the plural) Carrying as much as possible.
- Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
- (informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
- (of the moon) Having its entire face illuminated.
- filled to satisfaction with food or drink
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
- having the normally expected amount
- being at a peak or culminating point
- complete in extent or degree and in every particular
- having ample fabric
- (of sound) having marked deepness and body
noun
- (freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
- (gymnastics) A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
- Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
- (of the moon) The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
verb
adv
verb
- solidify, firm, or strengthen
- represent in bodily form
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
- (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents
verb
noun
adj
adj
noun
- a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
- A crab that has just molted; a papershell.
- A plant of species Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
- A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
verb
adj
- rigidly formal
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- strong, vigorous
- not moving or operating freely
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- very drunk
- (nautical) Keeping upright.
- (informal) Expensive, pricey.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- (professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- Potent.
- (informal) Dead, deceased.
- (golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
- (slang, of the penis) Erect.
- (mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- (figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
- (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
- (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
noun
- the dead body of a human being
- an ordinary man
- (prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
- (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
- (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- (slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
- (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
- (US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
adv
verb
adj
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adv
noun
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
verb
- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
verb
- (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply.
- To speak crisply or sharply.
- To strike sharply.
- To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
- (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
- (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.
- Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
- To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
- To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
- To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
- strike sharply
- break a small piece off from
noun
- A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
- (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
- The crest or top of a hill.
- The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
adj
- Like a rock; rigid, solid.
- In the style of rock music.
- Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
- (originally US) Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock).
- Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.
- Easily rocked; unstable.
- (Of an animal or plant) Having a habitat around or on rocks.
- liable to rock
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- abounding in rocks or stones
- full of hardship or trials
adj
noun
- Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
- Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
- Physical matter; material.
- The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
- A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- (theology, philosophy) Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical sense.
- Drugs (illegal narcotics)
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- the idea that is intended
- considerable capital (wealth or income)
- the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
verb
noun
- Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
- Inelegance; a lack of relaxedness.
- Muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work; soreness.
- Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
- the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- excessive sternness
- the property of moving with pain or difficulty
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
- firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
noun
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
verb
noun
- the consistency of a solid
- The state or quality of being solid.
- state of having the interior filled with matter
- the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
- (geometry) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.
- Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
noun
- the consistency of a solid
- The state or quality of being solid.
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- the quality of being substantial or having substance
- the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
noun
noun
- (countable) The product or result of being upright.
- (uncountable) The state of being erect or vertical.
- (uncountable) The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
- the property of being upright in posture
- position at right angles to the horizon
- righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
noun
- A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
- (astronomy, by extension) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of any terrestrial planet.
- The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
- (British, Australia, informal) A living.
- The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.
- The bread-like base of a pizza.
- An outer layer composed of pastry
- (uncountable, informal) Nerve, gall.
- (geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
- (music) Ellipsis of crust punk, a subgenre of punk music.
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- the outer layer of the Earth
- a hard outer layer that covers something
verb
verb
- become solid
- make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
- (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
- (grammar, transitive) To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).
- (transitive) To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce.
- (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
verb
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
verb
- cause to take on a definite and clear shape
- assume crystalline form; become crystallized
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
- (transitive) To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.
- (transitive, chemistry, physics) To make something form into crystals.
- (intransitive) To assume a crystalline form.
- (transitive) To give a definite or precise form to (something).
- (intransitive) To take a definite form.
verb
- solidify, firm, or strengthen
- represent in bodily form
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
- (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents
verb
noun
adj
verb
- (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply.
- To speak crisply or sharply.
- To strike sharply.
- To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
- (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
- (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.
- Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
- To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
- To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
- To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
- strike sharply
- break a small piece off from
noun
- A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
- (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
- The crest or top of a hill.
- The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
adv
adj
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
- Wealthy or well off.
- (typography) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
- Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
noun
- a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
- Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
- (skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
- A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
- (computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
verb
- cause to flow through something
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- make level or straight
- irrigate with water from a sluice
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
- (intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- (mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
- (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- (Singapore, chiefly military) To move, shift or align to one side.
- (transitive) To excite, inflame.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
- (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- (mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
- (transitive) To cause to blush.
- (transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
adv
adv
adj
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Of a single color throughout.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of the same color throughout
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
noun
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
adv
- firmly or closely
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
- Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
- Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
- In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
adj
- hurried and brief
- unrestrained by convention or morality
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- securely fixed in place
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- at a rapid tempo
- resistant to destruction or fading
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
- Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
- (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
- Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
- Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.
- (nuclear physics, of a neutron) Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).
- (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
- (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
noun
verb
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- abstain from eating
- (transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
- (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
- (intransitive) To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
intj
adv
adj
- securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
- closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- pulled or drawn tight
- set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
- very drunk
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- of such close construction as to be impermeable
- pressed tightly together
- affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- packed closely together
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (informal, figurative, of persons or relationships) Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
- (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
- (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
- (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Unyielding or firm.
- (of time) Limited or restricted.
- (sports) Not conceding many goals.
- (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.
- (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.
- Under high tension; taut.
- (slang) Short of money.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.
- Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
adj
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
adv
- with firmness
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
noun
adv
- (also figurative) Firmly and solidly.
- (figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
- (geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles.
- directly and without evasion; not roundabout
- with firmness and conviction; without compromise
- firmly and solidly
- in a straight direct way
- in a square shape
adv
adj
noun
verb
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- weight with lead
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- measure the depth of something
adv
adj
- owed and payable immediately or on demand
- suitable to or expected in the circumstances
- scheduled to arrive
- capable of being assigned or credited to
- On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass.
- Owed or owing.
- Appropriate.
- Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
- Scheduled; expected.
noun
- that which is deserved or owed
- a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- Right; just title or claim.
- (in the plural) A membership fee.
- Deserved acknowledgment.
adv
noun
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- the act of moving with great haste
- (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
- (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. (See thunderbolt.)
- A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
- A burst of speed or efficiency.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A sudden event, action or emotion.
- A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
verb
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- make or roll into bolts
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- secure or lock with a bolt
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- move or jump suddenly
- swallow hastily
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
- (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
- (transitive, figurative) To affix in a crude or unnatural manner.
- (transitive) To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- (intransitive) To escape.
- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- (transitive) To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
- (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
- (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
- (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
adv
- Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- Directly; flatly.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Completely.
- (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
- (of a sentence) Without parole.
- with flat sails
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
adj
- (not comparable, commerce) Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- (of colours) Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring homomorphism) Such that its target, regarded as a module over its source, is flat (as above).
- (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
- (algebraic geometry, scheme theory, of a morphism of schemes) Such that the induced map on every stalk is flat (as a map of rings).
- (authorship, figuratively, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- (homological algebra, of a module) Such that the tensor product preserves exact sequences. See Flat module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (of measurements of time) Exact.
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of coffee) Having little froth and little milk.
- (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- not reflecting light; not glossy
- having lost effervescence
- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- horizontally level
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- not modified or restricted by reservations
- commercially inactive
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
noun
- (American football) The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
- (rail transport) A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
- (publishing) A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
- (technical, theatre, stagecraft) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
- (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- (horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- (postal) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
- (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- (optics) A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- Ellipsis of flat ride (“spinning amusement ride”).
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
- The most prominent flat part of something.
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- (Australia, horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- (gambling, slang) A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- (in the phrase 'the flat') Level ground in general.
- (historical) An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- (US) Ellipsis of flat water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
- (chiefly British, New England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, archaic elsewhere) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent
- (Canadian Prairies, British Columbia) A 24-case of beer.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- (rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
- a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- a level tract of land
- a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
verb
- (transitive) To dash or throw
- (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
- (intransitive) To dash, rush
- (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
adj
- Firm; solid; not fluid.
- Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
- (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant.
- Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
- Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
- unvarying in nature
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
noun
- That which is permanent or invariable.
- (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
- (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
- (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation.
- a quantity that does not vary
- a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
adj
noun
adj
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
adv
- with firmness
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
noun
adj
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
adv
noun
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
verb
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- remove unwanted substances from
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
adj
- imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
- consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
- being the same substance throughout
- (mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
- (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- (general) Very large in size or extent.
- Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
- (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
- (physics, of a particle) Having any mass.
- (geology) Homogeneous, unstructured.
- (colloquial, informal, Ireland) Outstanding, beautiful.
noun
adj
- imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
- (figurative) Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.
- (engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
- (figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
- (software engineering) Consisting of a single program or codebase.
- Of or resembling a monolith.
adv
adj
- securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
- closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- pulled or drawn tight
- set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
- very drunk
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- of such close construction as to be impermeable
- pressed tightly together
- affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- packed closely together
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (informal, figurative, of persons or relationships) Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
- (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
- (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
- (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Unyielding or firm.
- (of time) Limited or restricted.
- (sports) Not conceding many goals.
- (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.
- (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.
- Under high tension; taut.
- (slang) Short of money.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.
- Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
adj
noun
adj
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- logically valid
- exercising or showing good judgment
adv
intj
noun
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
verb
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
adj
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- being on topic and prompting thought
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- (uncountable) Fortitude.
- (countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
- (uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- (uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
- a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
verb
adj
- sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
- Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
- (sciences, engineering, of data points, strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
- (loosely) Both exact and accurate.
verb
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adv
adj
- (of physical features) Plump, round.
- (of clothing) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
- Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Having depth and body; rich.
- Total, entire.
- (chiefly Australia) Drunk, intoxicated.
- (category theory, of a functor between locally small categories) Surjective as a map of morphisms
- Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- Filled with emotions.
- (poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
- (category theory, of a subcategory S of C) Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets operatorname Hom_S(X,Y) and operatorname Hom_C(X,Y) are equal.
- Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
- (informal, with "of") Replete, abounding with.
- (informal, of hands, chiefly in the plural) Carrying as much as possible.
- Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
- (informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
- (of the moon) Having its entire face illuminated.
- filled to satisfaction with food or drink
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
- having the normally expected amount
- being at a peak or culminating point
- complete in extent or degree and in every particular
- having ample fabric
- (of sound) having marked deepness and body
noun
- (freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
- (gymnastics) A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
- Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
- (of the moon) The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
verb
adv
adj
noun
- a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
- A crab that has just molted; a papershell.
- A plant of species Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
- A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
verb
adj
- rigidly formal
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- strong, vigorous
- not moving or operating freely
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- very drunk
- (nautical) Keeping upright.
- (informal) Expensive, pricey.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- (professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- Potent.
- (informal) Dead, deceased.
- (golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
- (slang, of the penis) Erect.
- (mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- (figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
- (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
- (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
noun
- the dead body of a human being
- an ordinary man
- (prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
- (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
- (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- (slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
- (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
- (US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
adv
verb
adj
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adv
noun
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
verb
- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
adj
- Like a rock; rigid, solid.
- In the style of rock music.
- Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
- (originally US) Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock).
- Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.
- Easily rocked; unstable.
- (Of an animal or plant) Having a habitat around or on rocks.
- liable to rock
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- abounding in rocks or stones
- full of hardship or trials