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adj
- Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
- (medicine, not comparable) Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
- Local to a particular place.
- Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.
- (medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
- Relating to a particular topic or subject.
- of or relating to or arranged by topics
- of interest at the present time
- pertaining to the surface of a body part
noun
- A joke dealing with current events or topical subjects.
- (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.
- (philately) A postage stamp depicting a particular theme or subject (such as birds or trains), potentially sought out by topical stamp collectors.
- A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
noun
- Theme, core idea.
- (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.
- (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
verb
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- summarize briefly
- (transitive) To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
- (ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
- (transitive, biology, of an organism) To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.
verb
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- to say again or imitate
- happen or occur again
- make or do or perform again
- to say, state, or perform again
- do over
- (intransitive) To happen again; recur.
- (law, Scotland) To repay or refund (an excess received).
- (transitive) To do or say again (and again).
- (procedure word, military) To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because destruction of the target was insufficient or missed.
- To commit fraud in an election by voting more than once for the same candidate.
- (intransitive) To strike the hours, as a watch does.
- (transitive) To echo the words of (a person).
- (transitive, medicine, pharmacy) To refill (a prescription).
noun
- an event that repeats
- A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun.
- (music) A mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated.
- An iteration; a repetition.
- (medicine, pharmacy) A refill of a prescription.
- (genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
verb
noun
- A taking by way of retaliation.
- A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- (music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- (construction) In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
- (law, in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- (fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
verb
noun
- (crosswording) An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
- A concept with multiple instantiations.
- (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
- Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
- (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about.
- A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
- (linguistics) Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
- (film, television, video games) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- (grammar) The stem of a word.
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
noun
- A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
- A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
- (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
- (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
- (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
- (dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
noun
- A recurrent theme of a specific thing.
- (countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
- An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession.
- Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
- a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
- excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
- a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
noun
noun
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- A lessening, decrease or reduction.
noun
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- (architecture, fine arts, music) Alternative form of motif.
- (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- (British) One's plans for the day or night.
- (British) A party, gathering, or get-together.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
adj
verb
noun
- the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
- the act of augmenting
- the amount by which something becomes greater
- (Scots law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
- An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
- (music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
- (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
- (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
- The act or process of augmenting.
- (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
noun
- (literature) A recurring theme; a motif.
- A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.
- Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
- (by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.
noun
- An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
- (UK, Ireland, chiefly in the plural) An errand.
- (Ireland, Scotland, Northern England) See messages (“groceries, shopping”).
- A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
- a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
- content communicating a message; what something is about
verb
adj
- Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
- (history) Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).
- (music) Relating to a melodic subject.
- (grammar, Indo-European studies) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.
- relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
- of or relating to a melodic subject
noun
noun
- (marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
- (printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.
- (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.
- (computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
- (mechanical engineering, countable, uncountable) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid.
- (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
- jail in a local police station
- the act of locking something up to protect it
noun
- Something that represents a larger whole.
- (heraldry) A picture placed on the field of the escutcheon.
- A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
- Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
- A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.
- special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
- a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
noun
- A banner with a series of pictures.
- A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
- (by extension) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or in rich pieces of furniture.
- (architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
- a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
- an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
verb
noun
- An overview or outline of the major layout and shape of something.
- A session or routine in which someone or something is repaired or put into better shape.
- (by extension) A regular meeting by a criminal organization in which jobs are assigned.
- (slang) a gathering of labourers, where employers hire them for day jobs.
- A hairstyle that involves cutting along the natural hairline to straighten it.
noun
- A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
- The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
- The study of representative art in general.
- the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject
noun
- Something that pervades a story as a common theme or presence, transcending the level of individual characters.
- A superhero or supervillain.
- A group of characters in a play, movie, or story, that act together as a single combined entity.
- (mathematics) A single entity that represents multiple irreducible characters but is treated as a single character in the algebraic theory of Carlos André.
- (genetics) An amalgamation of characters that respond to the same selective pressure.
noun
- a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
- a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
- an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
- (telecommunications) A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.
- A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
- Anything inserted.
- (mining) An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.
verb
adj
verb
- decorate with an interlaced design
- cause annoyance in
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- carve a pattern into
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- wear away or erode
- cause friction
- remove soil or rock
- be agitated or irritated
- be too tight; rub or press
- (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- (transitive, music) To press down the string behind a fret.
- (transitive) To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
- (transitive, music) # To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
- (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry.
- (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
- (transitive) To form a pattern on; to variegate.
- (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- (intransitive, brewing, wine) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
- (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
- (ambitransitive) To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
- (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
noun
- an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
- agitation resulting from active worry
- a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
- a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
- Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
- Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
- (rare) A channel or passage created by the sea.
- (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
- (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
- (music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
- A channel, a strait; a fretum.
- (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
- An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
- Herpes; tetter (“any of various pustular skin conditions”).
noun
- Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
- (music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
- (Internet) Discussion thread.
- (computing) A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
adj
noun
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
verb
noun
- (art) A thematic aesthetic; objects related to a specific topic
- (physics) An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e., an atom, except for its valence electrons).
- (engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
- (biochemistry) The central part of a protein's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acids.
- (computing, informal, historical) Ellipsis of core memory (“magnetic data storage”).
- (engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
- (neologism) An aesthetic ending in the suffix -core, such as cottagecore, normcore, etc.
- (military) The central fissile portion of a fission weapon.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
- A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
- The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
- (botany) The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.
- A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
- (automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
- (medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
- A miner's underground working time or shift.
- (computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
- The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
- The center or inner part of a space or area.
- A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
- The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- (engineering, nuclear physics) The inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
- (game theory) The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
- (printing) A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound.
- The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
- The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
- (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a small group of indispensable persons or things
- a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
- the center of an object
- the central part of the Earth
- a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
adj
verb
noun
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells in a cellular automaton universe.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- A representative example.
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- (software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- (MLE) Any arrangement or agreement, or way of conducting business.
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- a decorative or artistic work
- a model considered worthy of imitation
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
adj
verb
- To assault.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
- To have sex with.
- To teach someone a lesson.
- (hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
- To do or perform an activity
- To follow an example.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To fit into a pattern.
- To apply a pattern.
- (MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.
- To arrange the sale or supply of something, especially illegal drugs.
- form a pattern
- plan or create according to a model or models
verb
noun
- the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- (computer science) a window for an active application
- (computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
- The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
- The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
- (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
- (transitive) To be a highlight of.
- (transitive, Internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
- (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
- (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
noun
- the most interesting or memorable part
- an area of lightness in a picture
- (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- (cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
- (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
- (transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
- (transitive, slang) To be unfaithful to a lover; to cheat; used with on.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, up.
- (intransitive) To play (e.g. sport or music) more vigorously.
- (British, idiomatic) To misbehave.
verb
noun
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a focus of public attention
- (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
- A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
- (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
- A showcase.
noun
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
adj
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
adv
verb
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
verb
noun
noun
- decorating with a design
- representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
- The act of giving figure or determinate form.
- (sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
- (art) Representation through visual forms.
- Form, outline or boundaries.
- Mixture of concords and discords.
- Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
noun
- Theme, core idea.
- (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.
- (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
noun
- A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
- A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
- (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
- (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
- (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
- (dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
noun
- A recurrent theme of a specific thing.
- (countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
- An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession.
- Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
- a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
- excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
- a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
noun
noun
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- A lessening, decrease or reduction.
noun
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- (architecture, fine arts, music) Alternative form of motif.
- (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- (British) One's plans for the day or night.
- (British) A party, gathering, or get-together.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
adj
verb
noun
- the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
- the act of augmenting
- the amount by which something becomes greater
- (Scots law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
- An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
- (music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
- (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
- (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
- The act or process of augmenting.
- (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
noun
- (literature) A recurring theme; a motif.
- A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.
- Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
- (by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.
noun
- An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
- (UK, Ireland, chiefly in the plural) An errand.
- (Ireland, Scotland, Northern England) See messages (“groceries, shopping”).
- A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
- a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
- content communicating a message; what something is about
verb
noun
- (marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
- (printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.
- (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.
- (computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
- (mechanical engineering, countable, uncountable) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid.
- (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
- jail in a local police station
- the act of locking something up to protect it
noun
- Something that represents a larger whole.
- (heraldry) A picture placed on the field of the escutcheon.
- A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
- Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
- A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.
- special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
- a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
noun
- A banner with a series of pictures.
- A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
- (by extension) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or in rich pieces of furniture.
- (architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
- a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
- an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
verb
noun
- An overview or outline of the major layout and shape of something.
- A session or routine in which someone or something is repaired or put into better shape.
- (by extension) A regular meeting by a criminal organization in which jobs are assigned.
- (slang) a gathering of labourers, where employers hire them for day jobs.
- A hairstyle that involves cutting along the natural hairline to straighten it.
noun
- A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
- The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
- The study of representative art in general.
- the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject
noun
- Something that pervades a story as a common theme or presence, transcending the level of individual characters.
- A superhero or supervillain.
- A group of characters in a play, movie, or story, that act together as a single combined entity.
- (mathematics) A single entity that represents multiple irreducible characters but is treated as a single character in the algebraic theory of Carlos André.
- (genetics) An amalgamation of characters that respond to the same selective pressure.
noun
- a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
- a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
- an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
- (telecommunications) A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.
- A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
- Anything inserted.
- (mining) An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.
verb
adj
noun
- Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
- (music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
- (Internet) Discussion thread.
- (computing) A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
adj
noun
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
verb
noun
- (art) A thematic aesthetic; objects related to a specific topic
- (physics) An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e., an atom, except for its valence electrons).
- (engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
- (biochemistry) The central part of a protein's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acids.
- (computing, informal, historical) Ellipsis of core memory (“magnetic data storage”).
- (engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
- (neologism) An aesthetic ending in the suffix -core, such as cottagecore, normcore, etc.
- (military) The central fissile portion of a fission weapon.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
- A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
- The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
- (botany) The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.
- A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
- (automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
- (medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
- A miner's underground working time or shift.
- (computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
- The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
- The center or inner part of a space or area.
- A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
- The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- (engineering, nuclear physics) The inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
- (game theory) The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
- (printing) A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound.
- The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
- The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
- (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a small group of indispensable persons or things
- a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
- the center of an object
- the central part of the Earth
- a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
adj
verb
noun
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells in a cellular automaton universe.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- A representative example.
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- (software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- (MLE) Any arrangement or agreement, or way of conducting business.
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- a decorative or artistic work
- a model considered worthy of imitation
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
adj
verb
- To assault.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
- To have sex with.
- To teach someone a lesson.
- (hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
- To do or perform an activity
- To follow an example.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To fit into a pattern.
- To apply a pattern.
- (MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.
- To arrange the sale or supply of something, especially illegal drugs.
- form a pattern
- plan or create according to a model or models
noun
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
adj
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
adv
verb
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
noun
- decorating with a design
- representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
- The act of giving figure or determinate form.
- (sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
- (art) Representation through visual forms.
- Form, outline or boundaries.
- Mixture of concords and discords.
- Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
verb
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- summarize briefly
- (transitive) To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
- (ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
- (transitive, biology, of an organism) To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.
verb
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- to say again or imitate
- happen or occur again
- make or do or perform again
- to say, state, or perform again
- do over
- (intransitive) To happen again; recur.
- (law, Scotland) To repay or refund (an excess received).
- (transitive) To do or say again (and again).
- (procedure word, military) To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because destruction of the target was insufficient or missed.
- To commit fraud in an election by voting more than once for the same candidate.
- (intransitive) To strike the hours, as a watch does.
- (transitive) To echo the words of (a person).
- (transitive, medicine, pharmacy) To refill (a prescription).
noun
- an event that repeats
- A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun.
- (music) A mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated.
- An iteration; a repetition.
- (medicine, pharmacy) A refill of a prescription.
- (genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
verb
noun
- A taking by way of retaliation.
- A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- (music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- (construction) In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
- (law, in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- (fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
verb
noun
- (crosswording) An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
- A concept with multiple instantiations.
- (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
- Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
- (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about.
- A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
- (linguistics) Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
- (film, television, video games) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- (grammar) The stem of a word.
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
verb
- decorate with an interlaced design
- cause annoyance in
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- carve a pattern into
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- wear away or erode
- cause friction
- remove soil or rock
- be agitated or irritated
- be too tight; rub or press
- (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- (transitive, music) To press down the string behind a fret.
- (transitive) To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
- (transitive, music) # To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
- (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry.
- (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
- (transitive) To form a pattern on; to variegate.
- (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- (intransitive, brewing, wine) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
- (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
- (ambitransitive) To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
- (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
noun
- an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
- agitation resulting from active worry
- a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
- a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
- Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
- Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
- (rare) A channel or passage created by the sea.
- (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
- (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
- (music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
- A channel, a strait; a fretum.
- (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
- An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
- Herpes; tetter (“any of various pustular skin conditions”).
verb
noun
- the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- (computer science) a window for an active application
- (computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
- The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
- The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
- (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
- (transitive) To be a highlight of.
- (transitive, Internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
- (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
- (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
noun
- the most interesting or memorable part
- an area of lightness in a picture
- (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- (cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
- (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
- (transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
- (transitive, slang) To be unfaithful to a lover; to cheat; used with on.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, up.
- (intransitive) To play (e.g. sport or music) more vigorously.
- (British, idiomatic) To misbehave.
verb
noun
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a focus of public attention
- (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
- A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
- (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
- A showcase.
verb
noun
adj
- Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
- (medicine, not comparable) Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
- Local to a particular place.
- Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.
- (medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
- Relating to a particular topic or subject.
- of or relating to or arranged by topics
- of interest at the present time
- pertaining to the surface of a body part
noun
- A joke dealing with current events or topical subjects.
- (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.
- (philately) A postage stamp depicting a particular theme or subject (such as birds or trains), potentially sought out by topical stamp collectors.
- A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
adj
- Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
- (history) Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).
- (music) Relating to a melodic subject.
- (grammar, Indo-European studies) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.
- relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
- of or relating to a melodic subject