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noun
- A tooth in the upper jaw.
- (footwear) The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
- The upper portion of something.
- A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
- (Taoism) A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.
- Anything that cheers one up.
- (shoemaking) The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
- An upper berth or bunk.
- A senior student.
- A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
- That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
- Someone with higher social standing
- the higher of two berths
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
adj
- Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
- (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
- At a higher level, rank or position.
- (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Younger, more recent.
- the topmost one of two; upper
- superior in rank or accomplishment
- higher in place or position
prefix
noun
- The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
- hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
- A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
- An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
- any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
- a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
- a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
verb
adj
noun
adj
- located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
- (medicine) Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
- (formal) Following in order or in time.
suffix
noun
noun
adj
- earlier in time
- of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
- (anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
- (botany) (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
- (phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
- (formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
noun
- the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
- an English coin worth 5 shillings
- the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- the top of the head
- a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the center of a cambered road
- the award given to the champion
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
- (firearms) A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening.
- A whole bird with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
- (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
- (UK) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
- The highest part of a hill.
- (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
- (US) A standard size of writing paper measuring 19 × 15 inches.
- (old slang) The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
- (clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
- (historical) A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
- Splendor; culmination; acme.
- (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- The dome of a furnace.
- The raised centre of a road.
- (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling.
- (anatomy, dentistry) The part of a tooth above the gums.
- The topmost part of the head.
- Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.
- (nautical) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
- (geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
- (architecture) A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
- Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
- (by extension, especially in law) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
- (forestry) The top of a tree.
- (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
- (horology) The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.
- (metonymic) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
- A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
- (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
- The top section of a hat, above the brim.
- (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
- The upper part of certain fruits, as the pineapple or strawberry, that is removed before eating.
- The highest part of an arch.
- (historical, by extension) A coin or note worth five shillings in various countries that are or were in the British Commonwealth, such as Ireland or Jamaica.
- (medicine) During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina.
verb
- be the culminating event
- put an enamel cover on
- invest with regal power; enthrone
- form the topmost part of
- (board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
- To hit on the head.
- To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
- To place a crown on the head of.
- (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
- To declare (someone) a winner.
- (video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
- (military) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
- (nautical) To lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other.
- (firearms) To widen the opening of the barrel.
- To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
- Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
- To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To be on the point of defecating.
- (transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
adj
noun
- a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- something resembling a bridge in form or function
- the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- a wooden support that holds the strings up
- an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
- any of various card games based on whist for four players
- a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
- (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
- (networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
- (usually) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
- (cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
- (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
- (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
- (medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
- (gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.
- (poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
- A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
- (bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
- (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
- (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- (physical chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
- (biology) In turtles, the connection between the plastron and the carapace.
- (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
- A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
- The part of a pair of glasses that connects the lenses.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
- (card games) Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games.
- (programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.
- (roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
- (computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
- (music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.
- A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
- (wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
- A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
- (card games) A form of cheating by which a card is cut by previously curving it by pressure of the hand.
- (diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
- A connection, real or abstract.
verb
- connect or reduce the distance between
- make a bridge across
- cross over on a bridge
- (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- To be or make a bridge over something.
- (roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)
- (wrestling) To go to the bridge position.
- To span as if with a bridge.
- (computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
noun
- The soft center of a tooth.
- the soft inner part of a tooth
- The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
- A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- (figurative) A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
- A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- The soft center of a fruit.
- The very soft tissue in the spleen.
- A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
- an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
- a soft moist part of a fruit
- a mixture of cellulose fibers
- any soft or soggy mass
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verb
noun
- a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
- a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
- concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
- something that hardens to act as adhesive material
- (uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
- (uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
- (anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
- (figurative) A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
- (countable, uncountable) A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
verb
noun
- The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
- (slang) A penis, especially the base of a penis.
- The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
- (computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.
- (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- (aviation) The section of a wing immediately adjacent to the fuselage.
- (mathematical analysis) A zero (of an equation).
- (music) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.
- (arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, "the root of" is often abbreviated to "root").
- The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
- (figurative) The primary source; origin.
- (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
- (engineering) The bottom of the thread of a threaded object.
- (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
- An act of rummaging or searching.
- (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A sexual partner.
- A root vegetable.
- (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
- (linguistics) A word from which another word or words are derived.
- The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
- The lowest place, position, or part.
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
verb
- To fix firmly; to establish.
- (by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
- To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
- (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
- (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
- (intransitive) To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
- (computing slang, transitive) To get root or privileged access on (a computer system or mobile phone), often through bypassing some security mechanism.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate.
- (intransitive) Of a baby: to turn the head and open the mouth in search of food.
- (ambitransitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.
- (equestrianism, of a horse) To tug or pull at the reins aggressively by driving the head downwards while wearing a bit.
- To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
- cheer for
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- come into existence, originate
- cause to take roots
- take root and begin to grow
- plant by the roots
- dig with the snout
noun
noun
- The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown.
- The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- (informal, also attributively) A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
- (Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1).
- (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- (informal, also attributively) A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
- (architecture) The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
- (virology) A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona.
- A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end.
- (pathology) A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
- A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
- A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
- (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.
- (mineralogy) A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
- (also geology) An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
- The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
- (electricity) A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
- An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.
- (botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.
- (meteorology) A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- a long cigar with blunt ends
- an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
- (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
- a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
- the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
- (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
verb
noun
- The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
- (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
- The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
- (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
- (slang) Fellatio
- (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
- The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
- (now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
- (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- (figurative) A person's life.
- (folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
- (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
- The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
verb
noun
noun
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
noun
noun
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (finance) Capitalization.
- A caption.
- (colloquial) Clipping of capture; a recording or screenshot.
- An academic mortarboard.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (Appalachia) Popcorn.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A protective cover or seal.
- (informal) A capital letter.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- (anatomy) A capillary.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- (slang) A capsule of a drug.
- (sports) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- (colloquial) A capitalist.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) A lie or exaggeration.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- something serving as a cover or protection
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- a top (as for a bottle)
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
verb
- To deprive of a cap.
- (transitive, intransitive, video games) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
- (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
- (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
- (transitive, figurative) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
- (transitive, sports) To select to play for the national team.
- (transitive, video games) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
- (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To lie; to tell a lie.
- (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
- (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
- (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
- (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
adj
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noun
adj
- Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
- (physical chemistry, organic chemistry) Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
- (anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
- situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
- relating to or attached to the axis
- of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
noun
- grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- a machine tool that polishes metal
- (lawyer slang) A low-ranking attorney with no clients who works very hard.
- (Northern US, especially Connecticut, Vermont) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
- One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
- (music, slang) A fan or performer of grindcore music.
- A grinding machine: any of various machine tools for grinding (either heavy or light grinding, but precise either way).
- (Pennsylvania) In particular, a submarine sandwich (hoagie) that is toasted or baked and typically does not contain lettuce.
- (ice hockey, slang) A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
- The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
- (radio, informal) Atmospheric interference producing a roaring background noise.
- A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces.
- (slang) A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or biochemicals to enhance or change their own body.
- (anatomy) A molar.
- (slang) Any tooth.
- Any of various pieces of heavy equipment for grinding.
- (US, military, slang) An outdoor space for drills and parades.
- Any of various power tools with a spinning abrasive disc, used for smoothing, shaping, or deburring materials, usually metal.
noun
adj
- designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution
- containing one mole of a substance
- pertaining to large units of behavior
- of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth
- Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
- (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
- (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
noun
- (dentistry) A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
- An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
- The pouch of an animal.
- (Australia) An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
- (sports, billiards, pool, snooker) An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
- A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.
- (rugby) The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
- (mining) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
- (surfing) The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
- A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
- (American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
- (military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
- (architecture) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
- A small, isolated group or area.
- A bight on a lee shore.
- (nautical) A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
- (Australian rules football) The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
- (by extension) A person's financial resources.
- (bowling) The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
- (music) A state achieved with steady, enjoyable drumming.
- (clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
- a supply of money
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
- a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
- (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
- a hollow concave shape made by removing something
- an enclosed space
- a small isolated group of people
- (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
adj
verb
noun
- A tooth in the upper jaw.
- (footwear) The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
- The upper portion of something.
- A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
- (Taoism) A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.
- Anything that cheers one up.
- (shoemaking) The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
- An upper berth or bunk.
- A senior student.
- A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
- That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
- Someone with higher social standing
- the higher of two berths
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
adj
- Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
- (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
- At a higher level, rank or position.
- (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Younger, more recent.
- the topmost one of two; upper
- superior in rank or accomplishment
- higher in place or position
noun
- The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
- hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
- A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
- An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
- any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
- a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
- a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
verb
noun
adj
- located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
- (medicine) Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
- (formal) Following in order or in time.
noun
noun
adj
- earlier in time
- of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
- (anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
- (botany) (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
- (phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
- (formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
noun
- the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
- an English coin worth 5 shillings
- the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- the top of the head
- a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the center of a cambered road
- the award given to the champion
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
- (firearms) A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening.
- A whole bird with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
- (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
- (UK) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
- The highest part of a hill.
- (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
- (US) A standard size of writing paper measuring 19 × 15 inches.
- (old slang) The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
- (clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
- (historical) A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
- Splendor; culmination; acme.
- (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- The dome of a furnace.
- The raised centre of a road.
- (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling.
- (anatomy, dentistry) The part of a tooth above the gums.
- The topmost part of the head.
- Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.
- (nautical) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
- (geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
- (architecture) A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
- Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
- (by extension, especially in law) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
- (forestry) The top of a tree.
- (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
- (horology) The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.
- (metonymic) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
- A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
- (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
- The top section of a hat, above the brim.
- (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
- The upper part of certain fruits, as the pineapple or strawberry, that is removed before eating.
- The highest part of an arch.
- (historical, by extension) A coin or note worth five shillings in various countries that are or were in the British Commonwealth, such as Ireland or Jamaica.
- (medicine) During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina.
verb
- be the culminating event
- put an enamel cover on
- invest with regal power; enthrone
- form the topmost part of
- (board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
- To hit on the head.
- To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
- To place a crown on the head of.
- (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
- To declare (someone) a winner.
- (video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
- (military) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
- (nautical) To lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other.
- (firearms) To widen the opening of the barrel.
- To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
- Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
- To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To be on the point of defecating.
- (transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
adj
noun
- a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- something resembling a bridge in form or function
- the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- a wooden support that holds the strings up
- an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
- any of various card games based on whist for four players
- a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
- (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
- (networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
- (usually) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
- (cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
- (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
- (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
- (medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
- (gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.
- (poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
- A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
- (bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
- (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
- (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- (physical chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
- (biology) In turtles, the connection between the plastron and the carapace.
- (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
- A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
- The part of a pair of glasses that connects the lenses.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
- (card games) Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games.
- (programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.
- (roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
- (computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
- (music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.
- A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
- (wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
- A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
- (card games) A form of cheating by which a card is cut by previously curving it by pressure of the hand.
- (diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
- A connection, real or abstract.
verb
- connect or reduce the distance between
- make a bridge across
- cross over on a bridge
- (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- To be or make a bridge over something.
- (roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)
- (wrestling) To go to the bridge position.
- To span as if with a bridge.
- (computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
noun
- The soft center of a tooth.
- the soft inner part of a tooth
- The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
- A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- (figurative) A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
- A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- The soft center of a fruit.
- The very soft tissue in the spleen.
- A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
- an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
- a soft moist part of a fruit
- a mixture of cellulose fibers
- any soft or soggy mass
adj
verb
noun
- a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
- a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
- concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
- something that hardens to act as adhesive material
- (uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
- (uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
- (anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
- (figurative) A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
- (countable, uncountable) A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
verb
noun
- The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
- (slang) A penis, especially the base of a penis.
- The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
- (computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.
- (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- (aviation) The section of a wing immediately adjacent to the fuselage.
- (mathematical analysis) A zero (of an equation).
- (music) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.
- (arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, "the root of" is often abbreviated to "root").
- The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
- (figurative) The primary source; origin.
- (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
- (engineering) The bottom of the thread of a threaded object.
- (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
- An act of rummaging or searching.
- (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A sexual partner.
- A root vegetable.
- (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
- (linguistics) A word from which another word or words are derived.
- The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
- The lowest place, position, or part.
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
verb
- To fix firmly; to establish.
- (by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
- To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
- (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
- (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
- (intransitive) To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
- (computing slang, transitive) To get root or privileged access on (a computer system or mobile phone), often through bypassing some security mechanism.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate.
- (intransitive) Of a baby: to turn the head and open the mouth in search of food.
- (ambitransitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.
- (equestrianism, of a horse) To tug or pull at the reins aggressively by driving the head downwards while wearing a bit.
- To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
- cheer for
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- come into existence, originate
- cause to take roots
- take root and begin to grow
- plant by the roots
- dig with the snout
noun
noun
- The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown.
- The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- (informal, also attributively) A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
- (Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1).
- (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- (informal, also attributively) A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
- (architecture) The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
- (virology) A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona.
- A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end.
- (pathology) A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
- A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
- A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
- (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.
- (mineralogy) A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
- (also geology) An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
- The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
- (electricity) A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
- An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.
- (botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.
- (meteorology) A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- a long cigar with blunt ends
- an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
- (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
- a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
- the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
- (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
verb
noun
- The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
- (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
- The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
- (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
- (slang) Fellatio
- (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
- The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
- (now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
- (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- (figurative) A person's life.
- (folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
- (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
- The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
verb
noun
noun
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
noun
noun
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (finance) Capitalization.
- A caption.
- (colloquial) Clipping of capture; a recording or screenshot.
- An academic mortarboard.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (Appalachia) Popcorn.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A protective cover or seal.
- (informal) A capital letter.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- (anatomy) A capillary.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- (slang) A capsule of a drug.
- (sports) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- (colloquial) A capitalist.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) A lie or exaggeration.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- something serving as a cover or protection
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- a top (as for a bottle)
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
verb
- To deprive of a cap.
- (transitive, intransitive, video games) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
- (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
- (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
- (transitive, figurative) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
- (transitive, sports) To select to play for the national team.
- (transitive, video games) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
- (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To lie; to tell a lie.
- (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
- (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
- (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
- (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
noun
adj
- Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
- (physical chemistry, organic chemistry) Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
- (anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
- situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
- relating to or attached to the axis
- of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
noun
- grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- a machine tool that polishes metal
- (lawyer slang) A low-ranking attorney with no clients who works very hard.
- (Northern US, especially Connecticut, Vermont) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
- One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
- (music, slang) A fan or performer of grindcore music.
- A grinding machine: any of various machine tools for grinding (either heavy or light grinding, but precise either way).
- (Pennsylvania) In particular, a submarine sandwich (hoagie) that is toasted or baked and typically does not contain lettuce.
- (ice hockey, slang) A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
- The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
- (radio, informal) Atmospheric interference producing a roaring background noise.
- A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces.
- (slang) A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or biochemicals to enhance or change their own body.
- (anatomy) A molar.
- (slang) Any tooth.
- Any of various pieces of heavy equipment for grinding.
- (US, military, slang) An outdoor space for drills and parades.
- Any of various power tools with a spinning abrasive disc, used for smoothing, shaping, or deburring materials, usually metal.
noun
adj
- designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution
- containing one mole of a substance
- pertaining to large units of behavior
- of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth
- Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
- (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
- (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
noun
- (dentistry) A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
- An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
- The pouch of an animal.
- (Australia) An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
- (sports, billiards, pool, snooker) An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
- A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.
- (rugby) The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
- (mining) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
- (surfing) The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
- A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
- (American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
- (military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
- (architecture) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
- A small, isolated group or area.
- A bight on a lee shore.
- (nautical) A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
- (Australian rules football) The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
- (by extension) A person's financial resources.
- (bowling) The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
- (music) A state achieved with steady, enjoyable drumming.
- (clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
- a supply of money
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
- a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
- (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
- a hollow concave shape made by removing something
- an enclosed space
- a small isolated group of people
- (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
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