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noun
- A formidable difficulty.
- impressive difficulty
- (materials science, physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
- (psychologically, emotionally, or biologically) Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
- the property of being big and strong
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- enduring strength and energy
noun
- something outstandingly difficult
- something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
- (slang) A punch on the nose.
- One who snorts.
- (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
- (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
- (nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
adj
- impressively difficult
- lofty in style
- great in vertical dimension; high in stature
- too improbable to admit of belief
- having a specified height
- (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.
- (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
- (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).
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- (by extension) Very difficult.
- (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
- Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
- characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
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- (figuratively) Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty; Herculean.
- Of or relating to the Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
- Having to do with the Amazon River in South America, and its surrounding region.
- (informal, uncommon) Of or relating to Amazon.com, Inc..
- Of or relating to the most recent Martian geological time period.
- (figuratively) Of a woman, very tall, strong and athletic.
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- So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- Resistant to change.
- Obscene or explicit.
- (pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.
- (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
- intensely loyal
- extremely explicit
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- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
adv
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
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- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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- an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
- a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- the act of jumping over an obstacle
- (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
- (figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
- (UK, historical) A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.
- (athletics, equestrianism) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
- (chess) A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.
- A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
verb
- To overcome an obstacle.
- jump a hurdle
- (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
- To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
- To jump over something while running.
- (chess, of a hopper piece) To jump over another piece without capturing it.
- To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
adj
- Difficult; trying.
- 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.
- (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
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- 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.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- 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
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
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A bid to overcome something.
- (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
- a call to engage in a contest or fight
- a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
verb
- (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
- (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
- (transitive) To dare (someone).
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- issue a challenge to
- take exception to
adj
- Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
- Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
- (sociology) Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- open to doubt or debate
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- challenge
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- to be courageous enough to try or do something
- (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
- (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
- (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
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- Hard to achieve.
- (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
- (followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
- Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
- requiring full use of your abilities or resources
- having a strong desire for success or achievement
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- A difficult situation.
- The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae.
- The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
- (aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.
- The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
- Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
- A group of people or things.
- A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
- A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
- One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
- (nautical) A nautical mile.
- (aviation, nautical) A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.
- A tightened and contracted part of a muscle that feels like a hard lump under the skin.
- A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- (slang) The bulbus glandis.
- A protuberant joint in a plant.
- A tangled clump of hair or similar.
- Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
- (engineering) A node (point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions)
- A maze-like pattern.
- (mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
- any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
- a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
- a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
- a tight cluster of people or things
- something twisted and tight and swollen
verb
- (transitive) To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
- To unite closely; to knit together.
- (intransitive) To form knots.
- (transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
- (intransitive) To knit knots for a fringe.
- tie or fasten into a knot
- make into knots; make knots out of
- tangle or complicate
noun
- A difficult situation.
- (soccer) Penalty spot.
- The act of spotting or noticing something.
- (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
- (sports) An official determination of placement.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- A pimple, papule or pustule.
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
- A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
- Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
- (finance) A decimal point; point.
- A parking space.
- (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
- (physics) An autosoliton.
- A location or area.
- Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
- (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
- A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
- A stain or disfiguring mark.
- A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
- The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a small piece or quantity of something
- a business establishment for entertainment
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
- a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- a blemish made by dirt
- a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
- a small contrasting part of something
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- a slight attack of illness
- an outstanding characteristic
- a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
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- (transitive, gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- (rail transport, transitive) To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
- (dialectal) To rain slightly, in scattered, infrequent drops, for example when first beginning to rain.
- (ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
- (transitive) To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- (transitive, dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
- (transitive) To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
- (transitive, chiefly snooker and billiards) To place (an object) at a location indicated by a spot.
- (US, slang, ditransitive) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- To experience vaginal spotting; to expel blood from the vagina.
- (intransitive, snooker and billiards) Of a ball, to be capable of being placed on its own spot.
- (aviation, military, transitive) To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
- (transitive) To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
- (transitive) To cover with spots, to speckle.
- (transitive) To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
- (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- catch sight of
- mar or impair with a flaw
- mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
- detect with the senses
- become spotted
- make a spot or mark onto
verb
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise up
- increase in volume
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- To attain a higher status.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- To move upwards.
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
noun
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
noun
- a difficulty that is hard to deal with
- predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- the causal agent resulting in death
- someone who causes the death of a person or animal
- One who or that which kills.
- Ellipsis of killer whale.
- (figuratively) Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
- (sports, uncountable) A knockout form of darts or pool involving several players.
- Synonym of virama (“kind of diacritical mark”).
- (figuratively) That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
- A club used for killing fish.
- (philately) A particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamp.
- (figuratively) A remarkably impressive person or thing.
adj
noun
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- (mining) Ore before it is dressed.
- Effort expended on a particular task.
- (physics, more generally) A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process: applied productively.
- (uncountable, often in combination) The result of a particular manner of production.
- The place where one is employed.
- (LGBTQ slang) The confident attitude of a drag queen.
- Labour, occupation, job.
- (countable) A fortification.
- (slang, plural only) The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Something on which effort is expended.
- (prison slang) Prison gang violence.
- (uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
- (uncountable, often in combination) Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- (physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- (euphemistic) Cosmetic surgery.
- (countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.
- (by extension) One's employer.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- a place where work is done
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
verb
- (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To force to work.
- (transitive) To move or progress slowly [with one's way].
- (intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
- Said of one's job title [with as].
- General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients [with with].
- (intransitive) To ferment.
- (transitive) To cause to ferment.
- (transitive) To embroider with thread.
- (transitive) To work or operate in, through, or by means of.
- (transitive) To cause to move slowly or with difficulty.
- (ditransitive, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- (intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
- Said of a company or individual who employs [with for].
- To set into action.
- To exhaust, by working.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business) [with in or at].
- (slang, transitive) To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- (LGBTQ slang, intransitive) To perform with a confident attitude, particularly as a drag queen.
- (intransitive) To move or progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed with effort.
- (transitive) To work or operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- provoke or excite
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- prepare for crops
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
- operate in or through
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- behave in a certain way when handled
- move in an agitated manner
- move into or onto
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- cause to work
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- proceed along a path
- shape, form, or improve a material
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give a workout to
- cause to operate or function
- go sour or spoil
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- perform as expected when applied
- be employed
- have and exert influence or effect
- cause to undergo fermentation
verb
noun
adj
- Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
- Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
- requiring precise accuracy
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- severe and unremitting in making demands
verb
adj
- (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- having hills and crags
- containing many mountains
- like a mountain in size and impressiveness
noun
- (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
- (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
- (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
noun
- a bold challenge
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
noun
- A difficult maneuver.
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- A group or bunch (of people or things).
- (US) An important or critical situation.
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs; a sitting.
- A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
- a tense critical situation
- a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
- the act of grasping
- a number of birds hatched at the same time
adj
verb
- (video games) To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents.
- (video games, by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
- (transitive) To hatch.
- (transitive) To seize, as though with claws.
- (transitive) To grip or grasp tightly.
- affect
- hold firmly, usually with one's hands
- take into your hands deliberately
noun
- A formidable difficulty.
- impressive difficulty
- (materials science, physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
- (psychologically, emotionally, or biologically) Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
- the property of being big and strong
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- enduring strength and energy
noun
- something outstandingly difficult
- something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
- (slang) A punch on the nose.
- One who snorts.
- (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
- (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
- (nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
noun
adj
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
noun
- an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
- a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- the act of jumping over an obstacle
- (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
- (figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
- (UK, historical) A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.
- (athletics, equestrianism) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
- (chess) A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.
- A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
verb
- To overcome an obstacle.
- jump a hurdle
- (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
- To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
- To jump over something while running.
- (chess, of a hopper piece) To jump over another piece without capturing it.
- To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
noun
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A bid to overcome something.
- (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
- a call to engage in a contest or fight
- a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
verb
- (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
- (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
- (transitive) To dare (someone).
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- issue a challenge to
- take exception to
noun
- A difficult situation.
- The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae.
- The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
- (aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.
- The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
- Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
- A group of people or things.
- A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
- A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
- One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
- (nautical) A nautical mile.
- (aviation, nautical) A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.
- A tightened and contracted part of a muscle that feels like a hard lump under the skin.
- A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- (slang) The bulbus glandis.
- A protuberant joint in a plant.
- A tangled clump of hair or similar.
- Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
- (engineering) A node (point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions)
- A maze-like pattern.
- (mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
- any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
- a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
- a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
- a tight cluster of people or things
- something twisted and tight and swollen
verb
- (transitive) To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
- To unite closely; to knit together.
- (intransitive) To form knots.
- (transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
- (intransitive) To knit knots for a fringe.
- tie or fasten into a knot
- make into knots; make knots out of
- tangle or complicate
noun
- A difficult situation.
- (soccer) Penalty spot.
- The act of spotting or noticing something.
- (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
- (sports) An official determination of placement.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- A pimple, papule or pustule.
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
- A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
- Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
- (finance) A decimal point; point.
- A parking space.
- (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
- (physics) An autosoliton.
- A location or area.
- Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
- (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
- A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
- A stain or disfiguring mark.
- A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
- The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a small piece or quantity of something
- a business establishment for entertainment
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
- a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- a blemish made by dirt
- a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
- a small contrasting part of something
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- a slight attack of illness
- an outstanding characteristic
- a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
adj
verb
- (transitive, gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- (rail transport, transitive) To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
- (dialectal) To rain slightly, in scattered, infrequent drops, for example when first beginning to rain.
- (ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
- (transitive) To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- (transitive, dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
- (transitive) To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
- (transitive, chiefly snooker and billiards) To place (an object) at a location indicated by a spot.
- (US, slang, ditransitive) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- To experience vaginal spotting; to expel blood from the vagina.
- (intransitive, snooker and billiards) Of a ball, to be capable of being placed on its own spot.
- (aviation, military, transitive) To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
- (transitive) To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
- (transitive) To cover with spots, to speckle.
- (transitive) To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
- (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- catch sight of
- mar or impair with a flaw
- mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
- detect with the senses
- become spotted
- make a spot or mark onto
noun
- a difficulty that is hard to deal with
- predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- the causal agent resulting in death
- someone who causes the death of a person or animal
- One who or that which kills.
- Ellipsis of killer whale.
- (figuratively) Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
- (sports, uncountable) A knockout form of darts or pool involving several players.
- Synonym of virama (“kind of diacritical mark”).
- (figuratively) That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
- A club used for killing fish.
- (philately) A particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamp.
- (figuratively) A remarkably impressive person or thing.
adj
noun
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- (mining) Ore before it is dressed.
- Effort expended on a particular task.
- (physics, more generally) A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process: applied productively.
- (uncountable, often in combination) The result of a particular manner of production.
- The place where one is employed.
- (LGBTQ slang) The confident attitude of a drag queen.
- Labour, occupation, job.
- (countable) A fortification.
- (slang, plural only) The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Something on which effort is expended.
- (prison slang) Prison gang violence.
- (uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
- (uncountable, often in combination) Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- (physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- (euphemistic) Cosmetic surgery.
- (countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.
- (by extension) One's employer.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- a place where work is done
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
verb
- (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To force to work.
- (transitive) To move or progress slowly [with one's way].
- (intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
- Said of one's job title [with as].
- General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients [with with].
- (intransitive) To ferment.
- (transitive) To cause to ferment.
- (transitive) To embroider with thread.
- (transitive) To work or operate in, through, or by means of.
- (transitive) To cause to move slowly or with difficulty.
- (ditransitive, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- (intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
- Said of a company or individual who employs [with for].
- To set into action.
- To exhaust, by working.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business) [with in or at].
- (slang, transitive) To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- (LGBTQ slang, intransitive) To perform with a confident attitude, particularly as a drag queen.
- (intransitive) To move or progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed with effort.
- (transitive) To work or operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- provoke or excite
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- prepare for crops
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
- operate in or through
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- behave in a certain way when handled
- move in an agitated manner
- move into or onto
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- cause to work
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- proceed along a path
- shape, form, or improve a material
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give a workout to
- cause to operate or function
- go sour or spoil
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- perform as expected when applied
- be employed
- have and exert influence or effect
- cause to undergo fermentation
noun
- (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
- (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
- (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
noun
- a bold challenge
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
noun
- A difficult maneuver.
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- A group or bunch (of people or things).
- (US) An important or critical situation.
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs; a sitting.
- A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
- a tense critical situation
- a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
- the act of grasping
- a number of birds hatched at the same time
adj
verb
- (video games) To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents.
- (video games, by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
- (transitive) To hatch.
- (transitive) To seize, as though with claws.
- (transitive) To grip or grasp tightly.
- affect
- hold firmly, usually with one's hands
- take into your hands deliberately
verb
- challenge
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- to be courageous enough to try or do something
- (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
- (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
- (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
noun
verb
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise up
- increase in volume
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- To attain a higher status.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- To move upwards.
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
noun
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
verb
noun
noun
- an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
- a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- the act of jumping over an obstacle
- (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
- (figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
- (UK, historical) A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.
- (athletics, equestrianism) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
- (chess) A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.
- A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
verb
- To overcome an obstacle.
- jump a hurdle
- (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
- To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
- To jump over something while running.
- (chess, of a hopper piece) To jump over another piece without capturing it.
- To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
adj
- impressively difficult
- lofty in style
- great in vertical dimension; high in stature
- too improbable to admit of belief
- having a specified height
- (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.
- (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
- (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).
noun
adj
- (by extension) Very difficult.
- (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
- Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
- characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
adj
noun
verb
adj
- (figuratively) Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty; Herculean.
- Of or relating to the Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
- Having to do with the Amazon River in South America, and its surrounding region.
- (informal, uncommon) Of or relating to Amazon.com, Inc..
- Of or relating to the most recent Martian geological time period.
- (figuratively) Of a woman, very tall, strong and athletic.
name
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- Resistant to change.
- Obscene or explicit.
- (pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.
- (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
- intensely loyal
- extremely explicit
adv
noun
adj
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
adv
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
noun
adj
- Difficult; trying.
- 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.
- (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
noun
- 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.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- 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
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
adj
- Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
- Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
- (sociology) Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- open to doubt or debate
noun
adj
- Hard to achieve.
- (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
- (followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
- Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
- requiring full use of your abilities or resources
- having a strong desire for success or achievement
adj
- Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
- Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
- requiring precise accuracy
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- severe and unremitting in making demands
verb
adj
- (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- having hills and crags
- containing many mountains
- like a mountain in size and impressiveness