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verb
noun
- A bog or fen; (in wetland science, specifically) a peatland which is actively forming peat, such as an active bog or fen.
- An undesirable situation; a predicament.
- Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- deep soft mud in water or slush
verb
adj
- (of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
- (investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
- (transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
noun
verb
- (transitive) To yield or weigh.
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- (intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- (transitive) To make the (specified) sound.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become (often used with colors and negative states).
- To come (to a certain condition or state).
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- (intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- (intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- (intransitive) To die.
- (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
- (intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- (imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.
- (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- (intransitive) To be valid or applicable.
- (intransitive) To leave; to move away.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To fight, usually with the fists.
- To travel or pass along.
- (intransitive, colloquial, with another verb, sometimes linked by and) To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- (intransitive) To fight or attack.
- (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- (in phrases with 'as') Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.
- (intransitive) To be accepted.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
- To move to (a position or state).
- (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
- (intransitive, snooker) Of a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls.
- (intransitive) To extend along.
- (intransitive, usually followed by with) To pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.
- (transitive, colloquial) To say (something, aloud or to oneself).
- (transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- (intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- (intransitive, often followed by a preposition) To fit.
- (transitive, Australian slang) To attack.
- (intransitive) To date.
- (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
- (intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
- (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- (intransitive) To belong (somewhere).
- (intransitive) To be spent or used up.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To be out.
- (intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.
- (intransitive) Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
- (intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- (intransitive) To be sold.
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- (intransitive) To break down or decay.
- (intransitive) To be discarded or disposed of.
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- (intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- (intransitive) To tend (toward a result)
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- (intransitive) To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- (intransitive) To attend.
- (intransitive, copulative) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access (to).
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- (transitive) To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- (UK, especially MLE, Australia, Singapore, intransitive, colloquial) Clipping of go to the.
- (intransitive) To resort (to).
- (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for.
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- lead, extend, or afford access
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- be spent
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- to be spent or finished
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- progress by being changed
- be abolished or discarded
- begin or set in motion
- be contained in
- stop operating or functioning
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- follow a procedure or take a course
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be ranked or compare
- be awarded; be allotted
- move away from a place into another direction
- blend or harmonize
- make a certain noise or sound
- be in the right place or situation
- follow a certain course
- perform as expected when applied
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- continue to live and avoid dying
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
adj
noun
- An attempt, a try.
- An act; the working or operation.
- (uncountable) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- (cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- A period of activity.
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- (uncommon) The act of going.
- (board games) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- A time; an experience.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a usually brief attempt
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
verb
- (transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
- (transitive, military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
- (transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
- (transitive) To throw heedlessly.
- (transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
- (intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly.
- pay no attention to, disrespect
adj
- Of slender build.
- Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
- (regional) Even, smooth or level.
- Not thorough; superficial.
- Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.
- (especially said of the sea) Still; with little or no movement on the surface.
- being of delicate or slender build
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some
- lacking substance or significance
noun
verb
- (transitive) To shed (weight).
- (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- (transitive) Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
- (transitive) To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).
- (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
- (transitive) To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- (transitive) To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- (transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- (transitive) To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- (transitive) To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.
- (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
- (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
- (intransitive) To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)
- suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- withdraw, as from reality
- fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- fail to keep or maintain (of a state)
- fail to win
- fail to get or obtain
- allow to go out of sight or mind
- be set at a disadvantage
- miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
- fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (by extension) A person with low endurance.
- A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
- Something that is light in weight, or relatively so.
- One of little consequence or ability.
- (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
- (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
- A political candidate with little chance of winning.
- (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
verb
noun
- (surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- (music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- (veterinary medicine) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- (music) A snare drum.
- A mental or psychological trap.
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
- a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (medicine) The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
- (music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
- A responsibility, onus.
- (metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
- Theme, core idea.
- (mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
- A heavy load.
- A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
- A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
- The drone of a bagpipe.
- The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
- (blasting) The distance between rows of blastholes parallel to the major free face (i.e. face of the excavation)
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
verb
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (intransitive) To have (substantial) weight; to weigh.
- (by extension) To cause (urine) to be held in a person's bladder.
- To establish or plant (something) firmly in a place; to fix, to root, to settle.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of a thing: to establish or settle itself in a place.
- To test the weight of (something) by lifting.
- To establish or settle (someone) in an occupation or place of residence.
- (figurative) To evaluate or test (someone or something).
- (agriculture) To accustom (a flock or group of farm animals, chiefly cattle or sheep) to a piece of pastureland.
- (agriculture) To cause (milk) to be held in a cow's udder until the latter becomes hard and swollen, either by not milking the cow or by stopping up the teats, to make the cow look healthy; also, to cause (a cow) to have an udder in this condition.
- To lift or lift up (something, especially a heavy object).
- test the weight of something by lifting it
- lift or elevate
noun
- A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as to form a book or a notebook.
- (UK, dialectal) An act of lifting; a lift.
- The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
- A flock or group of farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) which have become accustomed to a particular piece of pastureland.
- (figurative) Importance, influence; weight.
- A piece of pastureland which farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) have become accustomed to.
- (figurative) Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
- A part of a serial publication; a fascicle, an issue, a number.
- (dated except UK, dialectal and US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
- the property of being large in mass
verb
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- (intransitive, copulative, stative) To have a certain weight.
- (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- determine the weight of
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have a certain weight
- show consideration for; take into account
noun
verb
- (transitive) To slacken
- (computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.
- To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material.
- To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
- throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
- cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
adj
noun
- A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.
- (snooker) A method of deciding which player is to start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.
- (countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
- (US, carpentry) Clipping of lag screw.
- A bird, the greylag.
- (slang) A period of imprisonment.
- (uncountable) Delay; latency.
- One who lags; that which comes in last.
- The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
- (UK, Ireland, slang) A prisoner, a criminal.
- the time between one event, process, or period and another
- the act of slowing down or falling behind
- one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
adj
noun
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- (intransitive) To become less excessive.
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
- make less fast or intense
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- preside over
- make less strong or intense; soften
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- make less severe or harsh
adj
- Mediocre
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- (pathology) more than mild, less than severe
- Average priced; standard-deal
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- not extreme
noun
- (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- a person who takes a position in the political center
verb
- (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
- (transitive) To bring down; to humble
- (computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
- Alternative spelling of lour.
- (transitive) To reduce the height of
- (intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To pull down
- (transitive) To depress as to direction
- (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
- (reflexive) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
- (transitive) To make less elevated
- make lower or quieter
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to drop or sink
- set lower
- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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adv
noun
noun
- (figurative) Weight or importance.
- (Internet slang, frequently derogatory, usually preceded by a noun) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
- (physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
- (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
- A particular point of time; an instant.
- (neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- A particular point of space; a spot.
- (colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.
- (mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
- (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
- at this time
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
- having important effects or influence
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
verb
- (transitive) To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another.
- (intransitive) To form a lump or lumps.
- (transitive) To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility.
- (transitive) To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items).
- (transitive, slang) To hit or strike (a person).
- group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
- put together indiscriminately
noun
- A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
- Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
- (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
- A fat person.
- A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
- A group, set, or unit.
- A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
- A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
- A dull or lazy person.
- an awkward stupid person
- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- a compact mass
- a large piece of something without definite shape
verb
- (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
- (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
- (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- (music) To lower by a semitone.
- (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- become flat or flatter
- make flat or flatter
verb
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
noun
- (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
- (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
- (watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
- (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- (accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
- (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
- A pair of scales.
- (law, business, statistics) The remainder.
- (accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
- (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
- equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a weight that balances another weight
- equality of distribution
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- a state of equilibrium
verb
- (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
- (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
- (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
- (transitive, nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
- (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- compute credits and debits of an account
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- be in equilibrium
- bring into balance or equilibrium
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To unravel or explain.
- (transitive, finance) To close out a position, especially a complicated position.
- (transitive, programming, software compilation) Synonym of unroll (“replace a loop with a sequence”).
- (transitive) To separate (something that is wound up)
- (transitive, programming) To navigate back through (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.
- (intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
- (transitive, finance) To undo something.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To relax; to chill out; to rest and become relieved of stress
- reverse the winding or twisting of
- separate the tangles of
- cause to feel relaxed
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
noun
verb
- (transitive, slang) To add weight or strength to.
- (intransitive, slang) To fart; break wind.
- (chiefly African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE, intransitive, slang) To feud or hold a grudge against.
- (intransitive, slang) To complain.
- (intransitive, chiefly Yorkshire) To cry.
- (transitive, slang) To fail or mess up.
- (intransitive, slang, Australia) To sing or speak loudly; to cry out.
- complain
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Bovine animals.
- (uncountable) The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
- (figurative, slang, uncountable) Essence, content; the important part of a document or project.
- (slang, uncountable or countable, plural beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)
- (now chiefly Canada, US, countable, now uncommon, plural beeves) A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.
- (prison slang) A criminal charge.
- (by extension, slang, uncountable) Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency.
- (Dorset) Fibrous calcite or limestone, especially when occurring in a jagged layer between shales in Dorset.
- (in the meat industry, on product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).
- meat from an adult domestic bovine
- informal terms for objecting
- cattle that are reared for their meat
verb
noun
- The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
- Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
- The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
- an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
- (intransitive) To be exposed to light.
- (transitive) To shine light on something.
- (intransitive) To glow; to light up.
- (transitive, figurative) To make spectacular.
- (transitive) To decorate something with lights.
- (transitive, military) To direct a radar beam toward.
- (transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
- introduce light into
- add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To reduce (something) to its essence.
- (transitive) To misrepresent (a characteristic of something) by falsely portraying it as essential to the whole (that is, implying that it defines the whole's essence).
- (transitive) To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
verb
adj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) The drug dextromethorphan.
- (slang, uncountable) Money acquired by gambling.
- (rare, countable) A female chinchilla; a sow.
- A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
- a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
verb
- (transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).
- (transitive, figuratively) Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
- (intransitive) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
- (transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.
- (transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- (intransitive, US, colloquial) To haul ass (“go fast”).
- (transitive, figuratively) To drag, to pull, to tug.
- transport in a vehicle
- draw slowly or heavily
noun
- The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
- An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
- (Internet) Ellipsis of haul video (“video posted on the Internet consisting of someone showing and talking about recently purchased items”).
- An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
- (ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.
- (British, soccer) Four goals scored by one player in a game.
- the quantity that was caught
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
- (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
- (transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly
- (transitive) To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
- (transitive, figurative) To penetrate; to affect deeply.
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- sound sharply or shrilly
- cut or make a way through
- make a hole into
- move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
noun
verb
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
verb
- (transitive) To represent in words.
- (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
- (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
- (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- to give an account or representation of in words
- give a description of
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis.
- Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horsebalm.
- (figuratively) Something soothing.
- An aromatic preparation for embalming the dead.
- Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
- A plant or tree yielding such substance.
- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To take off the best or choicest part of.
- (transitive) To puree, to blend with a liquifying process.
- (transitive, cooking) To rub, stir, or beat (butter) into a light creamy consistency.
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate in (clothing or a bodily orifice).
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate (used of either gender).
- (transitive) To furnish with, or as if with, cream.
- (transitive, slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.
- (transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
- (intransitive) To gather or form cream.
- (transitive) To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
- make creamy by beating
- remove from the surface
- put on cream, as on one's face or body
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- add cream to one's coffee, for example
adj
noun
- (informal) Frosting, custard, creamer, or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream.
- (medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
- (slang, vulgar) Semen.
- (standards of identity, UK) The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).
- The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
- A dish prepared through creaming, particularly cream of
- (tea and coffee) A portion of cream, such as the amount found in a creamer.
- A yellowish white color; the color of cream.
- (standards of identity, US) The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it milkfat.
- (figuratively) The best part of something.
- toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
- the part of milk containing the butterfat
- the best people or things in a group
verb
- (transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
- (intransitive) To become light or lighter in weight.
- (transitive) To make less serious or more cheerful.
- (intransitive) To become less serious or more cheerful.
- (transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
- (transitive) To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
- (transitive) To make light or lighter in weight.
- To descend; to light.
- (intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
- become lighter
- reduce the weight on; make lighter
- make more cheerful through the use of color
- become more cheerful
- alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
- make more cheerful
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- carry with difficulty
- obstruct
noun
- A lugworm.
- (UK) An ear or ear lobe.
- (automotive) A lug nut.
- A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
- (electrical engineering) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- Anything that moves slowly.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- (UK, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- (informal) A pull or drag on a cigarette.
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
- a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
- a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
noun
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
verb
- (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
- (transitive, sports) To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
- (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
- (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
- (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
- (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
- (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.
- present with a bias
- weight down with a load
noun
- (sometimes specifically) Ellipsis of free weight, as contrasted with the weights inside an exercise machine.
- (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
- The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
- (slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
- (figurative) Importance or influence.
- (slang, countable) One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
- (physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
- A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
- (visual art) The illusion of mass.
- (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
- (lubricants) Viscosity rating.
- The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.
- (topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.
- Weight class
- (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
- (figurative) Pressure; burden.
- The thickness of yarn.
- (especially in computing, machine learning) Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
- (exercise, weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
- An object used to make something heavier.
- (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
- (physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
- the relative importance granted to something
- a unit used to measure weight
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- an artifact that is heavy
- an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
verb
- (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
- (transitive) To make less; to make small.
- (intransitive) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
- (intransitive) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
- To say or utter vaguely (not directly or frankly).
- (transitive, rare) To effect mincingly.
- (transitive, cooking) To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely.
- (transitive) To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
- walk daintily
- cut into small pieces
- make less severe or harsh
noun
- (countable, Cockney rhyming slang, chiefly in the plural) An eye (from mince pie).
- (countable) An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
- (uncountable) Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
- (countable) An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Something worthless; rubbish.
- (uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- food chopped into small bits
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare.
- (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
- (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- entrap
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- impose something unpleasant
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to be enthusiastic
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make a written note of
verb
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
adj
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
adv
noun
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
verb
- (transitive) To carry away.
- (transitive) To put up (a child) for international adoption.
- (transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
- (transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.
- (transitive) To cause to spread in another part of the world.
- cause to spread in another part of the world
- sell or transfer abroad
- transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To pass down.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
- (transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
- (intransitive, cooking) To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
- (nautical) To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
- (transitive) To give; to give back; to deliver.
- (nautical) To yield or give way.
- (transitive) To translate into another language.
- (transitive, art, by extension) To apply realistic coloring and shading.
- (transitive) To make over as a return.
- (transitive) To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
- (ditransitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive) To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
- (construction) To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
- cause to become
- give back
- coat with plastic or cement
- make over as a return
- to surrender someone or something to another
- show in, or as in, a picture
- give an interpretation or rendition of
- bestow
- give something useful or necessary to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- restate (words) from one language into another language
- give or supply
- pass down
noun
noun
- (figurative) Weight or importance.
- (Internet slang, frequently derogatory, usually preceded by a noun) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
- (physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
- (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
- A particular point of time; an instant.
- (neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- A particular point of space; a spot.
- (colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.
- (mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
- (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
- at this time
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
- having important effects or influence
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
noun
- (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
- (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
- (watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
- (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- (accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
- (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
- A pair of scales.
- (law, business, statistics) The remainder.
- (accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
- (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
- equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a weight that balances another weight
- equality of distribution
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- a state of equilibrium
verb
- (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
- (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
- (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
- (transitive, nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
- (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- compute credits and debits of an account
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- be in equilibrium
- bring into balance or equilibrium
verb
noun
- A bog or fen; (in wetland science, specifically) a peatland which is actively forming peat, such as an active bog or fen.
- An undesirable situation; a predicament.
- Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- deep soft mud in water or slush
verb
adj
- (of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
- (investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
- (transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
noun
verb
- (transitive) To yield or weigh.
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- (intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- (transitive) To make the (specified) sound.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become (often used with colors and negative states).
- To come (to a certain condition or state).
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- (intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- (intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- (intransitive) To die.
- (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
- (intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- (imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.
- (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- (intransitive) To be valid or applicable.
- (intransitive) To leave; to move away.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To fight, usually with the fists.
- To travel or pass along.
- (intransitive, colloquial, with another verb, sometimes linked by and) To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- (intransitive) To fight or attack.
- (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- (in phrases with 'as') Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.
- (intransitive) To be accepted.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
- To move to (a position or state).
- (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
- (intransitive, snooker) Of a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls.
- (intransitive) To extend along.
- (intransitive, usually followed by with) To pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.
- (transitive, colloquial) To say (something, aloud or to oneself).
- (transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- (intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- (intransitive, often followed by a preposition) To fit.
- (transitive, Australian slang) To attack.
- (intransitive) To date.
- (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
- (intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
- (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- (intransitive) To belong (somewhere).
- (intransitive) To be spent or used up.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To be out.
- (intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.
- (intransitive) Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
- (intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- (intransitive) To be sold.
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- (intransitive) To break down or decay.
- (intransitive) To be discarded or disposed of.
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- (intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- (intransitive) To tend (toward a result)
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- (intransitive) To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- (intransitive) To attend.
- (intransitive, copulative) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access (to).
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- (transitive) To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- (UK, especially MLE, Australia, Singapore, intransitive, colloquial) Clipping of go to the.
- (intransitive) To resort (to).
- (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for.
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- lead, extend, or afford access
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- be spent
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- to be spent or finished
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- progress by being changed
- be abolished or discarded
- begin or set in motion
- be contained in
- stop operating or functioning
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- follow a procedure or take a course
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be ranked or compare
- be awarded; be allotted
- move away from a place into another direction
- blend or harmonize
- make a certain noise or sound
- be in the right place or situation
- follow a certain course
- perform as expected when applied
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- continue to live and avoid dying
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
adj
noun
- An attempt, a try.
- An act; the working or operation.
- (uncountable) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- (cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- A period of activity.
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- (uncommon) The act of going.
- (board games) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- A time; an experience.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a usually brief attempt
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
verb
- (transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
- (transitive, military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
- (transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
- (transitive) To throw heedlessly.
- (transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
- (intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly.
- pay no attention to, disrespect
adj
- Of slender build.
- Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
- (regional) Even, smooth or level.
- Not thorough; superficial.
- Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.
- (especially said of the sea) Still; with little or no movement on the surface.
- being of delicate or slender build
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some
- lacking substance or significance
noun
verb
- (transitive) To shed (weight).
- (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- (transitive) Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
- (transitive) To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).
- (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
- (transitive) To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- (transitive) To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- (transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- (transitive) To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- (transitive) To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.
- (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
- (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
- (intransitive) To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)
- suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- withdraw, as from reality
- fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- fail to keep or maintain (of a state)
- fail to win
- fail to get or obtain
- allow to go out of sight or mind
- be set at a disadvantage
- miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
- fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (by extension) A person with low endurance.
- A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
- Something that is light in weight, or relatively so.
- One of little consequence or ability.
- (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
- (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
- A political candidate with little chance of winning.
- (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
verb
noun
- (surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- (music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- (veterinary medicine) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- (music) A snare drum.
- A mental or psychological trap.
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
- a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (medicine) The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
- (music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
- A responsibility, onus.
- (metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
- Theme, core idea.
- (mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
- A heavy load.
- A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
- A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
- The drone of a bagpipe.
- The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
- (blasting) The distance between rows of blastholes parallel to the major free face (i.e. face of the excavation)
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
verb
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (intransitive) To have (substantial) weight; to weigh.
- (by extension) To cause (urine) to be held in a person's bladder.
- To establish or plant (something) firmly in a place; to fix, to root, to settle.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of a thing: to establish or settle itself in a place.
- To test the weight of (something) by lifting.
- To establish or settle (someone) in an occupation or place of residence.
- (figurative) To evaluate or test (someone or something).
- (agriculture) To accustom (a flock or group of farm animals, chiefly cattle or sheep) to a piece of pastureland.
- (agriculture) To cause (milk) to be held in a cow's udder until the latter becomes hard and swollen, either by not milking the cow or by stopping up the teats, to make the cow look healthy; also, to cause (a cow) to have an udder in this condition.
- To lift or lift up (something, especially a heavy object).
- test the weight of something by lifting it
- lift or elevate
noun
- A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as to form a book or a notebook.
- (UK, dialectal) An act of lifting; a lift.
- The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
- A flock or group of farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) which have become accustomed to a particular piece of pastureland.
- (figurative) Importance, influence; weight.
- A piece of pastureland which farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) have become accustomed to.
- (figurative) Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
- A part of a serial publication; a fascicle, an issue, a number.
- (dated except UK, dialectal and US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
- the property of being large in mass
verb
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- (intransitive, copulative, stative) To have a certain weight.
- (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- determine the weight of
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have a certain weight
- show consideration for; take into account
noun
verb
- (transitive) To slacken
- (computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.
- To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material.
- To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
- throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
- cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
adj
noun
- A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.
- (snooker) A method of deciding which player is to start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.
- (countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
- (US, carpentry) Clipping of lag screw.
- A bird, the greylag.
- (slang) A period of imprisonment.
- (uncountable) Delay; latency.
- One who lags; that which comes in last.
- The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
- (UK, Ireland, slang) A prisoner, a criminal.
- the time between one event, process, or period and another
- the act of slowing down or falling behind
- one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
adj
noun
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- (intransitive) To become less excessive.
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
- make less fast or intense
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- preside over
- make less strong or intense; soften
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- make less severe or harsh
adj
- Mediocre
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- (pathology) more than mild, less than severe
- Average priced; standard-deal
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- not extreme
noun
- (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- a person who takes a position in the political center
verb
- (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
- (transitive) To bring down; to humble
- (computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
- Alternative spelling of lour.
- (transitive) To reduce the height of
- (intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To pull down
- (transitive) To depress as to direction
- (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
- (reflexive) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
- (transitive) To make less elevated
- make lower or quieter
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to drop or sink
- set lower
- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
adj
adv
noun
verb
- (transitive) To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another.
- (intransitive) To form a lump or lumps.
- (transitive) To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility.
- (transitive) To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items).
- (transitive, slang) To hit or strike (a person).
- group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
- put together indiscriminately
noun
- A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
- Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
- (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
- A fat person.
- A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
- A group, set, or unit.
- A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
- A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
- A dull or lazy person.
- an awkward stupid person
- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- a compact mass
- a large piece of something without definite shape
verb
- (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
- (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
- (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- (music) To lower by a semitone.
- (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- become flat or flatter
- make flat or flatter
verb
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To unravel or explain.
- (transitive, finance) To close out a position, especially a complicated position.
- (transitive, programming, software compilation) Synonym of unroll (“replace a loop with a sequence”).
- (transitive) To separate (something that is wound up)
- (transitive, programming) To navigate back through (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.
- (intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
- (transitive, finance) To undo something.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To relax; to chill out; to rest and become relieved of stress
- reverse the winding or twisting of
- separate the tangles of
- cause to feel relaxed
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
noun
verb
- (transitive, slang) To add weight or strength to.
- (intransitive, slang) To fart; break wind.
- (chiefly African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE, intransitive, slang) To feud or hold a grudge against.
- (intransitive, slang) To complain.
- (intransitive, chiefly Yorkshire) To cry.
- (transitive, slang) To fail or mess up.
- (intransitive, slang, Australia) To sing or speak loudly; to cry out.
- complain
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Bovine animals.
- (uncountable) The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
- (figurative, slang, uncountable) Essence, content; the important part of a document or project.
- (slang, uncountable or countable, plural beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)
- (now chiefly Canada, US, countable, now uncommon, plural beeves) A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.
- (prison slang) A criminal charge.
- (by extension, slang, uncountable) Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency.
- (Dorset) Fibrous calcite or limestone, especially when occurring in a jagged layer between shales in Dorset.
- (in the meat industry, on product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).
- meat from an adult domestic bovine
- informal terms for objecting
- cattle that are reared for their meat
verb
noun
- The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
- Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
- The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
- an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
- (intransitive) To be exposed to light.
- (transitive) To shine light on something.
- (intransitive) To glow; to light up.
- (transitive, figurative) To make spectacular.
- (transitive) To decorate something with lights.
- (transitive, military) To direct a radar beam toward.
- (transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
- introduce light into
- add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To reduce (something) to its essence.
- (transitive) To misrepresent (a characteristic of something) by falsely portraying it as essential to the whole (that is, implying that it defines the whole's essence).
- (transitive) To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
noun
- (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
- (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
- (watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
- (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- (accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
- (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
- A pair of scales.
- (law, business, statistics) The remainder.
- (accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
- (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
- equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a weight that balances another weight
- equality of distribution
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- a state of equilibrium
verb
- (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
- (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
- (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
- (transitive, nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
- (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- compute credits and debits of an account
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- be in equilibrium
- bring into balance or equilibrium
verb
adj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) The drug dextromethorphan.
- (slang, uncountable) Money acquired by gambling.
- (rare, countable) A female chinchilla; a sow.
- A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
- a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
verb
- (transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).
- (transitive, figuratively) Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
- (intransitive) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
- (transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.
- (transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- (intransitive, US, colloquial) To haul ass (“go fast”).
- (transitive, figuratively) To drag, to pull, to tug.
- transport in a vehicle
- draw slowly or heavily
noun
- The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
- An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
- (Internet) Ellipsis of haul video (“video posted on the Internet consisting of someone showing and talking about recently purchased items”).
- An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
- (ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.
- (British, soccer) Four goals scored by one player in a game.
- the quantity that was caught
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
- (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
- (transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly
- (transitive) To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
- (transitive, figurative) To penetrate; to affect deeply.
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- sound sharply or shrilly
- cut or make a way through
- make a hole into
- move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
noun
verb
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
verb
- (transitive) To represent in words.
- (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
- (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
- (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- to give an account or representation of in words
- give a description of
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis.
- Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horsebalm.
- (figuratively) Something soothing.
- An aromatic preparation for embalming the dead.
- Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
- A plant or tree yielding such substance.
- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To take off the best or choicest part of.
- (transitive) To puree, to blend with a liquifying process.
- (transitive, cooking) To rub, stir, or beat (butter) into a light creamy consistency.
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate in (clothing or a bodily orifice).
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate (used of either gender).
- (transitive) To furnish with, or as if with, cream.
- (transitive, slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.
- (transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
- (intransitive) To gather or form cream.
- (transitive) To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
- make creamy by beating
- remove from the surface
- put on cream, as on one's face or body
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- add cream to one's coffee, for example
adj
noun
- (informal) Frosting, custard, creamer, or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream.
- (medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
- (slang, vulgar) Semen.
- (standards of identity, UK) The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).
- The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
- A dish prepared through creaming, particularly cream of
- (tea and coffee) A portion of cream, such as the amount found in a creamer.
- A yellowish white color; the color of cream.
- (standards of identity, US) The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it milkfat.
- (figuratively) The best part of something.
- toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
- the part of milk containing the butterfat
- the best people or things in a group
verb
- (transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
- (intransitive) To become light or lighter in weight.
- (transitive) To make less serious or more cheerful.
- (intransitive) To become less serious or more cheerful.
- (transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
- (transitive) To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
- (transitive) To make light or lighter in weight.
- To descend; to light.
- (intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
- become lighter
- reduce the weight on; make lighter
- make more cheerful through the use of color
- become more cheerful
- alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
- make more cheerful
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- carry with difficulty
- obstruct
noun
- A lugworm.
- (UK) An ear or ear lobe.
- (automotive) A lug nut.
- A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
- (electrical engineering) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- Anything that moves slowly.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- (UK, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- (informal) A pull or drag on a cigarette.
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
- a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
- a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
noun
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
verb
- (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
- (transitive, sports) To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
- (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
- (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
- (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
- (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
- (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.
- present with a bias
- weight down with a load
noun
- (sometimes specifically) Ellipsis of free weight, as contrasted with the weights inside an exercise machine.
- (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
- The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
- (slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
- (figurative) Importance or influence.
- (slang, countable) One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
- (physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
- A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
- (visual art) The illusion of mass.
- (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
- (lubricants) Viscosity rating.
- The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.
- (topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.
- Weight class
- (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
- (figurative) Pressure; burden.
- The thickness of yarn.
- (especially in computing, machine learning) Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
- (exercise, weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
- An object used to make something heavier.
- (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
- (physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
- the relative importance granted to something
- a unit used to measure weight
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- an artifact that is heavy
- an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
verb
- (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
- (transitive) To make less; to make small.
- (intransitive) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
- (intransitive) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
- To say or utter vaguely (not directly or frankly).
- (transitive, rare) To effect mincingly.
- (transitive, cooking) To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely.
- (transitive) To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
- walk daintily
- cut into small pieces
- make less severe or harsh
noun
- (countable, Cockney rhyming slang, chiefly in the plural) An eye (from mince pie).
- (countable) An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
- (uncountable) Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
- (countable) An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Something worthless; rubbish.
- (uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- food chopped into small bits
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare.
- (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
- (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- entrap
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- impose something unpleasant
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to be enthusiastic
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make a written note of
verb
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
adj
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
adv
noun
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
verb
- (transitive) To carry away.
- (transitive) To put up (a child) for international adoption.
- (transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
- (transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.
- (transitive) To cause to spread in another part of the world.
- cause to spread in another part of the world
- sell or transfer abroad
- transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To pass down.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
- (transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
- (intransitive, cooking) To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
- (nautical) To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
- (transitive) To give; to give back; to deliver.
- (nautical) To yield or give way.
- (transitive) To translate into another language.
- (transitive, art, by extension) To apply realistic coloring and shading.
- (transitive) To make over as a return.
- (transitive) To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
- (ditransitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive) To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
- (construction) To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
- cause to become
- give back
- coat with plastic or cement
- make over as a return
- to surrender someone or something to another
- show in, or as in, a picture
- give an interpretation or rendition of
- bestow
- give something useful or necessary to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- restate (words) from one language into another language
- give or supply
- pass down
noun
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