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noun
- a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
- (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
- A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- A state of apathy or lethargy.
noun
- loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- (American spelling) The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia (in the above sense), or by a lesion in the nervous system, or by another physical abnormality.
- (loosely, metonymic, often proscribed) A medication that provides the service of temporarily blocking sensation.
- (medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
noun
- a momentary loss of consciousness
- A temporary loss of consciousness.
- a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
- partial or total loss of memory
- the failure of electric power for a general region
- darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- (slang, criminology, rare) A mass murder committed, usually in an urban area, to eliminate potential witnesses of a previous crime.
- An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
- (Internet) An intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest.
- A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
- (attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
- (historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
- A temporary loss of memory.
verb
noun
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- The hibernation of animals.
- (botany) A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
- (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
- (informal, metonymic) A night.
- (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
verb
- (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- be able to accommodate for sleeping
- be asleep
- (intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- (computing, transitive) To place into a state of hibernation.
- (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- (computing, intransitive) To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- (intransitive, mechanics, dynamics) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive, mechanics, dynamics) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
noun
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a dormant or quiescent state
- (loosely) A very heavy state of sleep.
- (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
- (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
- A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
verb
verb
- cause to regain consciousness
- To recover from a faint; to return to a state of consciousness.
- give new life or energy to
- return to consciousness
- be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
- restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
- To cause (a feeling, state of mind, etc.) to come back or return; to reactivate, to reawaken.
- To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
- Of a dead person or animal: to be brought back to life.
- (originally theater, now also film, television) To put on a new production of (a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme).
- To renew (something) in one's or people's memories or minds; to bring back (something) to (public) attention; to reawaken.
- To make (something which has become faded or unclear) clear or fresh again; to refresh.
- To bring (a person or animal which is dead) back to life.
- (law, chiefly historical) To give new validity to (a law or legal instrument); to reenact, to revalidate.
- To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
- (law, chiefly historical, uncommon) Of a law or legal instrument: to be given new validity.
- Of a person, animal, or plant: to return to a state of health or vigour, especially after almost dying.
- To recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to become active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
- (originally theater, now also film, television) Of a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme: to have a new production put on.
- Of a feeling, state of mind, etc.: to come back or return; to be reactivated or reawakened.
- (chemistry, historical) To restore (a metal (especially mercury) or other substance in a compound or mixture) to its pure or unmixed state.
noun
- (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
- Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
- (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
noun
- a state of heightened physiological activity
- Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
- mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
- the act of arousing
- awakening from sleep
- A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
- Sexual arousal.
- The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
prefix
noun
verb
- (ambitransitive) To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To allude to something.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates.
- (ambitransitive) To sway, move up and down.
- (intransitive) To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired
- (transitive) To signify by a nod.
- (intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.
- (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
- (transitive, intransitive, soccer) To head; to strike the ball with one's head.
- express or signify by nodding
- lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
- be almost asleep
- sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
- let the head fall forward through drowsiness
noun
- cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
- (biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
- the act of retiring into inactivity
- the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- (computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.
- (biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
name
- Hypochondria.
- Gout.
- Football (soccer) hooliganism.
- Gambling.
- Depression (especially suicidal).
- Syphilis.
- Laziness; low motivation.
- Bronchitis.
- Haemophilia.
- Sweating sickness.
- Poor industrial relations and the resulting economic weakness.
- Tuberculosis.
- Rickets.
- Masochism, especially a fondness for flagellation.
- Homosexuality.
verb
- become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- lessen the momentum or velocity of
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- make vapid or deprive of spirit
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- (transitive) To make soundproof.
- (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
noun
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- (physical chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
- (rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
- (pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
- (literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
noun
adj
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- lacking strength or vigor
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- Slight; minimal.
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
verb
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
noun
verb
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- (literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.
- To make a moan, sigh, or some other sound expressing infatuation or affection.
- (by extension) To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.
- (transitive) To overwhelm with emotion, especially infatuation.
noun
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)
- (music) A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
- (linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
- (biology, medicine) A loss of consciousness when fainting.
noun
noun
name
adj
- not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
- (followed by ‘of’) not knowing or perceiving
- without conscious volition
- (sports) engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.
- (psychology) Without directed thought or awareness.
- Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
noun
noun
- the general condition of body and mind
- a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
- Physical condition.
- (countable) A toast to prosperity.
- The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- (video games) The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed.
- A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
noun
- a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect.
- (countable) A dazed or unconscious condition.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal) A tedious journey.
- (countable) A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
- (uncountable, music) Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”).
- (countable, psychology) A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
verb
- attract; cause to be enamored
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal, intransitive) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal, intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal, intransitive) To pass across or over; to traverse.
- (transitive, rare) To create in or via a trance.
verb
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- occur at a specified time or place
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
noun
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
- a lofty level or position or degree
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- a high place
- a state of sustained elation
- (countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- (countable, card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
- (countable, meteorology, informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- (countable and uncountable, informal) Ellipsis of high school.
- (countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (countable) A drug that gives such a high.
adj
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- happy and excited and energetic
- greater than normal in quantity or amount
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)
- standing above others in quality or position
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- (sports such as soccer) Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Most exalted; foremost.
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
adv
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of loss of consciousness; also LoC.
- Line of Control
- (space flight) Initialism of loss of crew.
- Initialism of lab on a chip.
- (programming) Initialism of lines of code.
- (finance, banking) Initialism of line of credit; also LoC.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of localizer.
- (aviation) Initialism of loss of control.
- Initialism of letter of contract.
- (emergency medicine) Initialism of level of consciousness; also LoC.
name
noun
- A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
- A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- marginal consciousness
verb
noun
- a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
- (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
- A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- A state of apathy or lethargy.
noun
- loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- (American spelling) The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia (in the above sense), or by a lesion in the nervous system, or by another physical abnormality.
- (loosely, metonymic, often proscribed) A medication that provides the service of temporarily blocking sensation.
- (medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
noun
- a momentary loss of consciousness
- A temporary loss of consciousness.
- a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
- partial or total loss of memory
- the failure of electric power for a general region
- darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- (slang, criminology, rare) A mass murder committed, usually in an urban area, to eliminate potential witnesses of a previous crime.
- An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
- (Internet) An intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest.
- A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
- (attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
- (historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
- A temporary loss of memory.
verb
noun
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- The hibernation of animals.
- (botany) A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
- (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
- (informal, metonymic) A night.
- (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
verb
- (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- be able to accommodate for sleeping
- be asleep
- (intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- (computing, transitive) To place into a state of hibernation.
- (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- (computing, intransitive) To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- (intransitive, mechanics, dynamics) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive, mechanics, dynamics) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
noun
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a dormant or quiescent state
- (loosely) A very heavy state of sleep.
- (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
- (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
- A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
verb
noun
- (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
- Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
- (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
noun
- a state of heightened physiological activity
- Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
- mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
- the act of arousing
- awakening from sleep
- A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
- Sexual arousal.
- The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
noun
verb
- (ambitransitive) To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To allude to something.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates.
- (ambitransitive) To sway, move up and down.
- (intransitive) To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired
- (transitive) To signify by a nod.
- (intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.
- (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
- (transitive, intransitive, soccer) To head; to strike the ball with one's head.
- express or signify by nodding
- lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
- be almost asleep
- sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
- let the head fall forward through drowsiness
noun
- cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
- (biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
- the act of retiring into inactivity
- the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- (computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.
- (biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
noun
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- (physical chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
- (rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
- (pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
- (literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
noun
adj
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- lacking strength or vigor
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- Slight; minimal.
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
verb
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
noun
verb
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- (literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.
- To make a moan, sigh, or some other sound expressing infatuation or affection.
- (by extension) To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.
- (transitive) To overwhelm with emotion, especially infatuation.
noun
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)
- (music) A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
- (linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
- (biology, medicine) A loss of consciousness when fainting.
noun
noun
name
noun
- the general condition of body and mind
- a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
- Physical condition.
- (countable) A toast to prosperity.
- The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- (video games) The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed.
- A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
noun
- a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect.
- (countable) A dazed or unconscious condition.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal) A tedious journey.
- (countable) A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
- (uncountable, music) Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”).
- (countable, psychology) A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
verb
- attract; cause to be enamored
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal, intransitive) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal, intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.
- (obsolete outside British, dialectal, intransitive) To pass across or over; to traverse.
- (transitive, rare) To create in or via a trance.
noun
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
- a lofty level or position or degree
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- a high place
- a state of sustained elation
- (countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- (countable, card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
- (countable, meteorology, informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- (countable and uncountable, informal) Ellipsis of high school.
- (countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (countable) A drug that gives such a high.
adj
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- happy and excited and energetic
- greater than normal in quantity or amount
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)
- standing above others in quality or position
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- (sports such as soccer) Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Most exalted; foremost.
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
adv
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of loss of consciousness; also LoC.
- Line of Control
- (space flight) Initialism of loss of crew.
- Initialism of lab on a chip.
- (programming) Initialism of lines of code.
- (finance, banking) Initialism of line of credit; also LoC.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of localizer.
- (aviation) Initialism of loss of control.
- Initialism of letter of contract.
- (emergency medicine) Initialism of level of consciousness; also LoC.
name
noun
- A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
- A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- marginal consciousness
verb
verb
- cause to regain consciousness
- To recover from a faint; to return to a state of consciousness.
- give new life or energy to
- return to consciousness
- be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
- restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
- To cause (a feeling, state of mind, etc.) to come back or return; to reactivate, to reawaken.
- To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
- Of a dead person or animal: to be brought back to life.
- (originally theater, now also film, television) To put on a new production of (a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme).
- To renew (something) in one's or people's memories or minds; to bring back (something) to (public) attention; to reawaken.
- To make (something which has become faded or unclear) clear or fresh again; to refresh.
- To bring (a person or animal which is dead) back to life.
- (law, chiefly historical) To give new validity to (a law or legal instrument); to reenact, to revalidate.
- To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
- (law, chiefly historical, uncommon) Of a law or legal instrument: to be given new validity.
- Of a person, animal, or plant: to return to a state of health or vigour, especially after almost dying.
- To recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to become active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
- (originally theater, now also film, television) Of a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme: to have a new production put on.
- Of a feeling, state of mind, etc.: to come back or return; to be reactivated or reawakened.
- (chemistry, historical) To restore (a metal (especially mercury) or other substance in a compound or mixture) to its pure or unmixed state.
noun
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- The hibernation of animals.
- (botany) A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
- (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
- (informal, metonymic) A night.
- (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
verb
- (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- be able to accommodate for sleeping
- be asleep
- (intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- (computing, transitive) To place into a state of hibernation.
- (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- (computing, intransitive) To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- (intransitive, mechanics, dynamics) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive, mechanics, dynamics) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
verb
- become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- lessen the momentum or velocity of
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- make vapid or deprive of spirit
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- (transitive) To make soundproof.
- (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
verb
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- occur at a specified time or place
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
adj
- not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
- (followed by ‘of’) not knowing or perceiving
- without conscious volition
- (sports) engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.
- (psychology) Without directed thought or awareness.
- Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
noun
noun
adj
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- lacking strength or vigor
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- Slight; minimal.
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
verb
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.