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- The release or separation of a chemical.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
- (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
- (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
- Termination of an agreement to be married.
- Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
- to break off a military action with an enemy
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- hurl or throw violently
- fall from clouds
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- (analytical chemistry) Initialism of reverse-phase.
- (physics) Initialism of radiation pressure.
- (linguistics) Initialism of Received Pronunciation.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of roleplay.
- (pathology) Initialism of retinitis pigmentosa.
- Initialism of red pill.
- (video games, ESRB) Initialism of rating pending.
- (computing) Initialism of relying party.
- (medicine) Initialism of rotationplasty.
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- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
- The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
- (in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
- The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
- (journalism) A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
- An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
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- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- the act of freeing from suspicion
- a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
- The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
- (British, education) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
- (telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
- (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- (soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
- An open space in the fog etc.
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- The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.
- An answer to a problem.
- (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
- An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
- (physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- the successful action of solving a problem
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
- a method for solving a problem
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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- (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
- (chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
- (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
- (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
- Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
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- The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
- The body formed by crystallizing.
- The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.
- The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
- the formation of crystals
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
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- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- A person's origin or ancestry.
- Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- (dentistry) The removal of a tooth from its socket.
- (coffee preparation, by ellipsis) The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.
- (military) The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
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- (analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.
- the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
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- (chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
- (Scots law) A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.
- A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
- Thus a kind of silt or sludge.
- The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.
- (topology) A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function’s domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function’s.
- (education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).
- (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
- (vehicles) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
- (topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.
- The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
- The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
- a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc.)
- a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- temporary cessation or suspension
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
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- the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
- an unexpected acceleration or hastening
- (figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
- A hurried headlong fall.
- (meteorology) The amount of water precipitated in any form.
- (countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
- (meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
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- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
- A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
- (computing) Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
- Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
- An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- an abstract painting
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
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- The substance extracted by distilling.
- The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
- (machine learning) The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
- (petrochemistry) Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
- That which falls in drops.
- Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
- a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
- the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
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- Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
- A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
- (uncountable, music) Ellipsis of sludge metal.
- (behavioral science) Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes.
- A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
- A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
- the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- any thick, viscous matter
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- (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
- (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
- (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- (intransitive) To self-isolate.
- (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- set apart from others
- separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
- place or set apart
- obtain in pure form
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- (chemistry) The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue.
- (law) The residue of an estate.
- The residue, remainder or rest of something.
- (fuzzy logic) A binary function from [0,1] × [0,1] to [0,1] which is defined in terms of the t-norm as follows: x→y= sup z|z*x⩽y, where * denotes the t-norm function and sup denotes the supremum.
- something left after other parts have been taken away
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- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- a cessation of normal operation
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
- a mental or physical breakdown
- (film, television, countable) A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes, equipment, props, and special effects.
- Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”).
- (music) A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo.
- (rugby union, countable and uncountable with the) The short period of open play immediately after a tackle and before and during the ensuing ruck.
- (originally and chiefly New Zealand, countable, chiefly attributive) An act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; also, the saw used; or (rare) the building in which the process is carried out.
- (physics, uncountable) The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.
- (uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system.
- (chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure.
- A part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down (for example, played by fewer instruments or a solo performer).
- (uncountable) (Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
- (veterinary medicine, uncountable) Injury to a horse's leg causing lameness; (countable) an instance of this.
- A section of a song, typical in hardcore music and related styles (such as metalcore, grindcore, and deathcore), characterized by a lower tempo and greater heaviness and intensity of sound.
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- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- the analysis of a vector field
- in a decomposed state
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
- The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
- A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
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- (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation.
- (astrophysics) The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred.
- (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.
- Combination a second or subsequent time.
- (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
- (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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- (physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
- (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
- Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
- (computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
- originating outside the body
- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
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- (chemistry) A flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid
- (philosophy) In Hegelian philosophy, the situation where a tension between contradictory opposites is resolved by the addition of a new term which pushes the old opposition into its relation.
- Removal, taking away.
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- (water supply) Initialism of total dissolved solids.
- (spectroscopy) Initialism of thermal desorption spectroscopy.
- (computing, countable) Initialism of transaction data store.
- (physics, countable) Initialism of topological Dirac semi-metal.
- (medicine) Initialism of testicular dysgenesis syndrome.
- (communication, uncountable) Initialism of time-driven switching.
- (computing, countable) Initialism of tabular data stream.
- (taxation) Initialism of tax deducted at source.
- (publishing, R&D, uncountable) Initialism of technical documentation service.
- (US politics, uncountable) Initialism of Trump delusional syndrome.
- (US politics, uncountable) Initialism of Trump derangement syndrome.
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- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
- (uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
- the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
- the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
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- a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
- glassware made of quartz
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
- a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- (countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
- The glass over the dial of a watch case.
- (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
- (uncountable, slang) Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
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- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
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- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
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- (chemistry) The gas phase in contact and in equilibrium with a nonvolatile liquid in a sample.
- (informal) One's capacity for mental activity modeled as a physical space with limits; one's mental state or state of mind.
- (multiplicity slang) A place within a person (singlet or multiple) that they can visit or inhabit.
- (firearms) The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
- (informal) Time and opportunity for reflection and thinking.
- The space between the top of the contents of a container (such as a jar) and its seal (such as a lid).
- the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
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- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- direct energy or urges into useful activities
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- make more subtle or refined
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
- (figurative) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”).
- (figurative) To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve.
- (also figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
- (chiefly passive voice) To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
- (figurative) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
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- The release or separation of a chemical.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
- (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
- (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
- Termination of an agreement to be married.
- Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
- to break off a military action with an enemy
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- hurl or throw violently
- fall from clouds
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- (analytical chemistry) Initialism of reverse-phase.
- (physics) Initialism of radiation pressure.
- (linguistics) Initialism of Received Pronunciation.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of roleplay.
- (pathology) Initialism of retinitis pigmentosa.
- Initialism of red pill.
- (video games, ESRB) Initialism of rating pending.
- (computing) Initialism of relying party.
- (medicine) Initialism of rotationplasty.
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- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
- The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
- (in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
- The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
- (journalism) A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
- An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
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- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- the act of freeing from suspicion
- a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
- The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
- (British, education) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
- (telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
- (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- (soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
- An open space in the fog etc.
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- The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.
- An answer to a problem.
- (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
- An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
- (physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- the successful action of solving a problem
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
- a method for solving a problem
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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- (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
- (chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
- (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
- (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
- Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
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- The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
- The body formed by crystallizing.
- The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.
- The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
- the formation of crystals
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
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- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- A person's origin or ancestry.
- Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- (dentistry) The removal of a tooth from its socket.
- (coffee preparation, by ellipsis) The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.
- (military) The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
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- (analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.
- the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
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- (chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
- (Scots law) A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.
- A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
- Thus a kind of silt or sludge.
- The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.
- (topology) A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function’s domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function’s.
- (education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).
- (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
- (vehicles) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
- (topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.
- The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
- The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
- a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc.)
- a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- temporary cessation or suspension
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
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- the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
- an unexpected acceleration or hastening
- (figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
- A hurried headlong fall.
- (meteorology) The amount of water precipitated in any form.
- (countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
- (meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
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- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
- A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
- (computing) Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
- Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
- An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- an abstract painting
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
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- The substance extracted by distilling.
- The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
- (machine learning) The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
- (petrochemistry) Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
- That which falls in drops.
- Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
- a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
- the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
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- Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
- A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
- (uncountable, music) Ellipsis of sludge metal.
- (behavioral science) Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes.
- A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
- A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
- the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- any thick, viscous matter
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- (chemistry) The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue.
- (law) The residue of an estate.
- The residue, remainder or rest of something.
- (fuzzy logic) A binary function from [0,1] × [0,1] to [0,1] which is defined in terms of the t-norm as follows: x→y= sup z|z*x⩽y, where * denotes the t-norm function and sup denotes the supremum.
- something left after other parts have been taken away
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- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- a cessation of normal operation
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
- a mental or physical breakdown
- (film, television, countable) A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes, equipment, props, and special effects.
- Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”).
- (music) A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo.
- (rugby union, countable and uncountable with the) The short period of open play immediately after a tackle and before and during the ensuing ruck.
- (originally and chiefly New Zealand, countable, chiefly attributive) An act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; also, the saw used; or (rare) the building in which the process is carried out.
- (physics, uncountable) The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.
- (uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system.
- (chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure.
- A part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down (for example, played by fewer instruments or a solo performer).
- (uncountable) (Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
- (veterinary medicine, uncountable) Injury to a horse's leg causing lameness; (countable) an instance of this.
- A section of a song, typical in hardcore music and related styles (such as metalcore, grindcore, and deathcore), characterized by a lower tempo and greater heaviness and intensity of sound.
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- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- the analysis of a vector field
- in a decomposed state
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
- The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
- A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
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- (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation.
- (astrophysics) The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred.
- (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.
- Combination a second or subsequent time.
- (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
- (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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- (chemistry) A flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid
- (philosophy) In Hegelian philosophy, the situation where a tension between contradictory opposites is resolved by the addition of a new term which pushes the old opposition into its relation.
- Removal, taking away.
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- (water supply) Initialism of total dissolved solids.
- (spectroscopy) Initialism of thermal desorption spectroscopy.
- (computing, countable) Initialism of transaction data store.
- (physics, countable) Initialism of topological Dirac semi-metal.
- (medicine) Initialism of testicular dysgenesis syndrome.
- (communication, uncountable) Initialism of time-driven switching.
- (computing, countable) Initialism of tabular data stream.
- (taxation) Initialism of tax deducted at source.
- (publishing, R&D, uncountable) Initialism of technical documentation service.
- (US politics, uncountable) Initialism of Trump delusional syndrome.
- (US politics, uncountable) Initialism of Trump derangement syndrome.
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- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
- (uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
- the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
- the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
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- a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
- glassware made of quartz
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
- a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- (countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
- The glass over the dial of a watch case.
- (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
- (uncountable, slang) Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
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- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
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- (chemistry) The gas phase in contact and in equilibrium with a nonvolatile liquid in a sample.
- (informal) One's capacity for mental activity modeled as a physical space with limits; one's mental state or state of mind.
- (multiplicity slang) A place within a person (singlet or multiple) that they can visit or inhabit.
- (firearms) The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
- (informal) Time and opportunity for reflection and thinking.
- The space between the top of the contents of a container (such as a jar) and its seal (such as a lid).
- the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
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- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- direct energy or urges into useful activities
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- make more subtle or refined
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
- (figurative) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”).
- (figurative) To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve.
- (also figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
- (chiefly passive voice) To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
- (figurative) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
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- (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
- (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
- (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- (intransitive) To self-isolate.
- (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- set apart from others
- separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
- place or set apart
- obtain in pure form
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- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- hurl or throw violently
- fall from clouds
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- (physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
- (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
- Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
- (computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
- originating outside the body
- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
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- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
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- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.