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noun
- (visual effects, animation) Initialism of computer graphics.
- (baseball) Initialism of complete games; the statistic reporting the number of games thrown by a pitcher.
- (by extension) (video games, in a visual novel) A unique, static full-screen image, usually displayed to illustrate a significant event in the story.
- Initialism of cover girl.
- (ageplay) Initialism of caregiver.
- (economics) Initialism of capital gain.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of coast guard.
- (physics) Initialism of center of gravity.
- (US, military, nautical) A guided missile cruiser.
name
noun
- (computer graphics) A portion of the display to which graphics can be rendered.
- (figurative) Outward or external appearance.
- The overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
- The outside hull of a tangible object.
- (crosswording) The story or image suggested by a cryptic clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering wordplay.
- (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions.
- a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
- a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
- the outermost level of the land or sea
- information that has become public
- the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
verb
- (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
- (transitive) To make (information, facts, content, etc) known.
- (transitive) To bring to the surface.
- (transitive) To provide with a surface; to apply a surface to.
- (intransitive, figurative) To come out of hiding.
- (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
- (intransitive, of information, facts, content, etc) To become known or apparent; to appear or be found; to come to light.
- come to the surface
- appear or become visible; make a showing
- put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
adj
name
- (computer graphics) Initialism of Scalable Vector Graphics.
- Initialism of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: an archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines.
- Initialism of Schroder Venture Group.
- (rail transport) The station code of Stevenage railway station in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
- Initialism of Sun Valley Gardens, a nudist club in Pelham, Ontario, Canada.
noun
noun
- (computer graphics) Initialism of physically based rendering.
- (nuclear physics, engineering) Initialism of pebble-bed reactor.
- (military, nautical, law enforcement) Initialism of patrol boat, rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
- (botany, agriculture, horticulture) Initialism of plant breeders' rights.
- (computing) Initialism of policy-based routing.
- (firearms) Initialism of point-blank range.
- (firearms) Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet.
- (ecology) Initialism of potential biological removal.
name
noun
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
name
noun
noun
- (computer graphics, informal) Vertex.
- (biology, informal) Vertebrate.
- (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
- (heraldry) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
- A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
adj
noun
- (computing) A rectangular graphic.
- Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
- A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
- (Lego building) A Lego piece that is 1/3 the height of a brick, and is smooth without studs on top.
- a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
- game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
verb
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
- (transitive) To cover with tiles.
- (graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- (computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- (Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people.
- cover with tiles
noun
- (computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display
- broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
- a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
- the visible part of a television transmission
- Television, a television show, or a movie.
- A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
verb
noun
- (computer hardware) Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images).
- (aviation) Initialism of ground power unit (a ground mobile unit that supplies electrical power to an aircraft while on the ground, without needing to power up the engines or APU).
name
noun
- (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.
- (chiefly informal) A polycule.
- Polyurethane.
- Polyethylene (polythene).
- (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
- (informal) A polytechnic.
- (uncountable) Polyester.
- A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.
- (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.
adj
verb
noun
- (computer graphics) Initialism of model view projection.
- Initialism of mitral valve prolapse.
- (business) Initialism of minimum viable product.
- (biology, ecology) Initialism of minimum viable population.
- (software, design) Initialism of model-view-presenter.
- (sports) Initialism of most valuable player.
- (programming) Initialism of most vexing parse.
- the player judged to be the most important to the sport
noun
- (computer graphics, attributive) A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
- (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
- (history) Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)
- (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
- (programming) A kind of dynamically resizable array.
- (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
- (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
- (mathematics, computing) An ordered tuple, originally one representing a directed quantity, but by extension any one-dimensional matrix.
- (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
- (molecular biology) A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
- (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
- a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
- (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
- a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
verb
noun
intj
name
noun
- (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- A spayed female ferret.
- (meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- (entomology) Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
- An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
- A spirit; a soul; a shade.
- An apparition; a ghost.
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
verb
noun
name
- (US) Initialism of Impoundment Control Act.
- (video games) Initialism of International Contract Agency.
- (Singapore) Initialism of Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
- (computing, business) Initialism of Innovative Communications Alliance, an alliance formed by Microsoft and Nortel to develop unified communications products.
- Initialism of International Cooperative Alliance.
- (historical) Initialism of Irish Citizen Army.
noun
- Initialism of display picture.
- (baseball, softball) Initialism of double play.
- Initialism of dynamic positioning.
- Initialism of display port.
- (chemistry) Initialism of degree of polymerization.
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of Daytona prototype.
- (computing) Initialism of developer preview.
- (film) Initialism of director of photography.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner phrase.
- (nuclear physics) Initialism of decay product.
- (slang) Initialism of dickpic.
- Initialism of data processing.
- (slang) Initialism of double penetration.
- Initialism of displaced person.
- (computer science) Initialism of dynamic programming.
- Initialism of delusional parasitosis.
- a person forced to flee from home or country
name
verb
noun
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
verb
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
- dip into a liquid
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
noun
- (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.
- (figurative) A brief visit.
- (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
- (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
- A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- A tent.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
noun
- (graphics) Initialism of pixels per inch.
- Initialism of payment protection insurance.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of proton-pump inhibitor.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of protein–protein interaction.
- (Mormonism) Initialism of personal priesthood interview.
- (economics) Initialism of producer price index.
- (medicine) Initialism of patient and public involvement.
- (linguistics) Initialism of positive polarity item.
noun
verb
noun
- (visual effects, animation) Initialism of computer graphics.
- (baseball) Initialism of complete games; the statistic reporting the number of games thrown by a pitcher.
- (by extension) (video games, in a visual novel) A unique, static full-screen image, usually displayed to illustrate a significant event in the story.
- Initialism of cover girl.
- (ageplay) Initialism of caregiver.
- (economics) Initialism of capital gain.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of coast guard.
- (physics) Initialism of center of gravity.
- (US, military, nautical) A guided missile cruiser.
name
noun
- (computer graphics) A portion of the display to which graphics can be rendered.
- (figurative) Outward or external appearance.
- The overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
- The outside hull of a tangible object.
- (crosswording) The story or image suggested by a cryptic clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering wordplay.
- (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions.
- a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
- a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
- the outermost level of the land or sea
- information that has become public
- the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
verb
- (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
- (transitive) To make (information, facts, content, etc) known.
- (transitive) To bring to the surface.
- (transitive) To provide with a surface; to apply a surface to.
- (intransitive, figurative) To come out of hiding.
- (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
- (intransitive, of information, facts, content, etc) To become known or apparent; to appear or be found; to come to light.
- come to the surface
- appear or become visible; make a showing
- put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
adj
noun
- (computer graphics) Initialism of physically based rendering.
- (nuclear physics, engineering) Initialism of pebble-bed reactor.
- (military, nautical, law enforcement) Initialism of patrol boat, rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
- (botany, agriculture, horticulture) Initialism of plant breeders' rights.
- (computing) Initialism of policy-based routing.
- (firearms) Initialism of point-blank range.
- (firearms) Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet.
- (ecology) Initialism of potential biological removal.
name
noun
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
noun
- (computer graphics, informal) Vertex.
- (biology, informal) Vertebrate.
- (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
- (heraldry) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
- A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
adj
noun
- (computing) A rectangular graphic.
- Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
- A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
- (Lego building) A Lego piece that is 1/3 the height of a brick, and is smooth without studs on top.
- a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
- game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
verb
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
- (transitive) To cover with tiles.
- (graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- (computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- (Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people.
- cover with tiles
noun
- (computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display
- broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
- a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
- the visible part of a television transmission
- Television, a television show, or a movie.
- A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
verb
noun
- (computer hardware) Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images).
- (aviation) Initialism of ground power unit (a ground mobile unit that supplies electrical power to an aircraft while on the ground, without needing to power up the engines or APU).
name
noun
- (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.
- (chiefly informal) A polycule.
- Polyurethane.
- Polyethylene (polythene).
- (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
- (informal) A polytechnic.
- (uncountable) Polyester.
- A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.
- (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.
adj
verb
noun
- (computer graphics) Initialism of model view projection.
- Initialism of mitral valve prolapse.
- (business) Initialism of minimum viable product.
- (biology, ecology) Initialism of minimum viable population.
- (software, design) Initialism of model-view-presenter.
- (sports) Initialism of most valuable player.
- (programming) Initialism of most vexing parse.
- the player judged to be the most important to the sport
noun
- (computer graphics, attributive) A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
- (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
- (history) Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)
- (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
- (programming) A kind of dynamically resizable array.
- (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
- (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
- (mathematics, computing) An ordered tuple, originally one representing a directed quantity, but by extension any one-dimensional matrix.
- (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
- (molecular biology) A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
- (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
- a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
- (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
- a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
verb
noun
intj
name
noun
- (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- A spayed female ferret.
- (meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- (entomology) Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
- An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
- A spirit; a soul; a shade.
- An apparition; a ghost.
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
verb
noun
name
- (US) Initialism of Impoundment Control Act.
- (video games) Initialism of International Contract Agency.
- (Singapore) Initialism of Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
- (computing, business) Initialism of Innovative Communications Alliance, an alliance formed by Microsoft and Nortel to develop unified communications products.
- Initialism of International Cooperative Alliance.
- (historical) Initialism of Irish Citizen Army.
noun
- Initialism of display picture.
- (baseball, softball) Initialism of double play.
- Initialism of dynamic positioning.
- Initialism of display port.
- (chemistry) Initialism of degree of polymerization.
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of Daytona prototype.
- (computing) Initialism of developer preview.
- (film) Initialism of director of photography.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner phrase.
- (nuclear physics) Initialism of decay product.
- (slang) Initialism of dickpic.
- Initialism of data processing.
- (slang) Initialism of double penetration.
- Initialism of displaced person.
- (computer science) Initialism of dynamic programming.
- Initialism of delusional parasitosis.
- a person forced to flee from home or country
name
verb
noun
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
verb
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
- dip into a liquid
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
noun
- (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.
- (figurative) A brief visit.
- (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
- (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
- A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- A tent.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
noun
- (graphics) Initialism of pixels per inch.
- Initialism of payment protection insurance.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of proton-pump inhibitor.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of protein–protein interaction.
- (Mormonism) Initialism of personal priesthood interview.
- (economics) Initialism of producer price index.
- (medicine) Initialism of patient and public involvement.
- (linguistics) Initialism of positive polarity item.