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noun
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- Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
- incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
- lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
- hard to pin down or identify
- (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
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- (countable) Any physical object or material thing.
- The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
- (architecture, of a church) nave.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
- (sociology) A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed.
- Main section.
- The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories; (of vehicles, sometimes) the outer shell (as contrasted with the frame and powertrain).
- A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
- An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
- (archaic or informal except in compounds) A person.
- (uncountable) Substance; physical presence.
- (countable) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
- The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
- (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
- An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.
- The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.
- (printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
- A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
- (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
- (countable) A corpse.
- an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
- the central message of a communication
- a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
- a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
- a collection of particulars considered as a system
- the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- the external structure of a vehicle
- a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- the main mass of a thing
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
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- (figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
- A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
- (informal) A jewel box (optical disc container).
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
- (slang) The clitoris.
- (horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
- a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
verb
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- The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
- The act or process of becoming manifest.
- (originally New Thought, now also slang) Willing something into existence (see manifest (verb)).
- (medicine) The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
- A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
- a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
- a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
- an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
- a clear appearance
- expression without words
noun
- (figurative) Anything unsubstantial.
- A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.
- (cloud computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.
- A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
- (telecommunications) A telecom network (from their representation in engineering drawings).
- (slang) Crystal methamphetamine.
- (figuratively) A negative or foreboding aspect of something positive: see every cloud has a silver lining or every silver lining has a cloud.
- Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy.
- Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.
- A large, loosely-knitted headscarf worn by women.
- (Internet slang, humorous, endearing) A white cat.
- An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud.
- A dark spot on a lighter material or background.
- a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
- any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- suspicion affecting your reputation
- out of touch with reality
verb
- (intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.
- Of the breath, to become cloud; to turn into mist.
- (transitive) To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors.
- (transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).
- (transitive) To make obscure.
- (transitive) To make less acute or perceptive.
- (intransitive) To become marked, darkened or variegated in this way.
- (transitive) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.
- (transitive) To make gloomy or sullen.
- make less clear
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- make overcast or cloudy
- billow up in the form of a cloud
- make gloomy or depressed
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
- make milky or dull
- make less visible or unclear
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- (figurative) A set or collection of intangible things.
- (slang) The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.
- (military, aircraft) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
- A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.
- (ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
- (informal, euphemistic) Bastard.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- (uncountable) The game of basketball.
- (basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
- (architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
- (Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
- (basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
- (economics) Short for basket of goods
- A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- (by extension) A bed for a cat.
- (LGBTQ, slang) The penis and region surrounding it.
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- the quantity contained in a basket
- a container that is usually woven and has handles
- a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
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- (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- A particular kind of pewter.
- (cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- An insignificant amount of money.
- (figurative) A very small amount (of something).
- (uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
- a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
- a detail that is considered insignificant
- something of small importance
verb
- (intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
- (intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
- (transitive) To squander or waste.
- (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
- consider not very seriously
- act frivolously
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
noun
- (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- A term of endearment.
- (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- a collection of precious things
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
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- Anything inconsequential or superficial.
- something of little value or significance
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, euphemistic) A fart.
- (New England) Marshmallow creme.
- (informal, slang) A cloth diaper.
- Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.
- (informal) A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
- (UK, roleplaying games) A form of roleplaying which is inconsequential and not related to the plot; often used in the context of (but not limited to) filling time.
- (LGBTQ) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
- any light downy material
- a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
verb
- (transitive) To make something fluffy.
- (transitive, slang) To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.
- (informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.
- (transitive, slang, by extension) To bring to a state of excitement.
- (intransitive) To move lightly like fluff.
- (intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.
- (informal, transitive) To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
- (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic) To break wind, to fart.
- erect or fluff up
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
noun
- A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
- something of little value or significance
- (uncountable) A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
- (literature, music) A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
- (uncountable) Any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins.
- a light piece of music for piano
- a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
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- (figurative, by extension) Anything trivial and worthless.
- A club or sceptre carried by a jester.
- A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
- A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.
- a mock scepter carried by a court jester
- cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
noun
- anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
- a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
- A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
- (figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
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- Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous, countable) A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
- (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
- Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior.
- Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
- a person of considerable prominence
- the complex of all the attributes — behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that characterize a unique individual
noun
- something illusory and unattainable
- an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
- An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
- (figuratively) An illusion.
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- (of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
- (of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
verb
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- Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
- Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
- (rare) Having or seeming to have very little substance; insubstantial, slight.
- (chiefly law) Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant.
- Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
- of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- not consisting of matter
- (often followed by ‘to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
- without material form or substance
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- (figurative) Something that purports to be something other than it actually is, especially that purports to be more valuable than it actually is.
- A worthless replica of a coin, usually intended to defraud.
- (US, banking) The smallest amount of money imaginable.
- A wooden token that is manufactured and distributed by a particular business as an advertising gimmick or which can be exchanged for goods, many of which have now become collector's items.
noun
- Something imaginary or lacking substance.
- An imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities; hence, charisma or glamour, especially that possessed by a celebrity.
- Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
- An imaginary magic dust or powder that, when in one's eyes, supposedly causes one to view a person or thing favourably, even though this might not actually be warranted.
- a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
noun
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adj
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
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- (figuratively) Something precious.
- A light-colored tern.
- A fringe or border.
- A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
- One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
- Ellipsis of pearl tapioca.
- A whitish speck or film on the eye.
- (heraldry) Argent, in blazoning by precious stones.
- (literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
- (figuratively) A valuable little nugget of information; especially, an aphorism or tip that is operationally useful for decision-making.
- (figuratively, euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
- A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
- Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
- (intransitive) To hunt for pearls
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To bead; to form droplets.
- (Minecraft) To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
- (intransitive) To resemble pearl or pearls.
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
- (intransitive, surfing) Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
- (intransitive, botany) Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
- (intransitive, surfing) To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- (programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
- A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
- A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- A tiny amount.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
- a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
- (grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).
- A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
- (linguistics) A part of speech which cannot be inflected.
- (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.
- A little bit.
- (Christianity) In the Roman Catholic church, a crumb of consecrated bread; also the smaller breads used in the communion of the laity.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- a very small spot
- a slight but appreciable amount
- A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
- The fat of the hippopotamus.
- A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
- A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
- Fat; lard; fat meat.
- (uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
- The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
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- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A positive result of a test.
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
adj
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Confirmed, straight-up.
- (chemistry) electropositive
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (slang) HIV positive.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- (grammar) Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- Optimistic.
- (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- impossible to deny or disprove
- involving advantage or good
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- greater than zero
- formally laid down or imposed
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- marked by excessive confidence
- of or relating to positivism
- having a positive charge
- persuaded of; very sure
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- of little substance or significance
- occurring on or near the surface of the skin
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
- (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- (anatomy, relational, often with to) Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
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- of little substance or significance
- concerned with trivialities
- (informal) small and of little importance
- (taxonomy) Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic.
- Pertaining to the trivium.
- (algebra, of an algebraic structure or ideal thereof) Containing only one element; having an underlying set which is a singleton.
- (mathematics) Self-evident.
- Commonplace, ordinary.
- (philosophy) Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity.
- Concerned with or involving trivia.
- (mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.
- Ignorable; of little significance or value.
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- concerned with material things
- impelled by physical force especially against resistance
- characterized by energetic bodily activity
- involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
- according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
- having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
- Sexual, carnal.
- In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
- Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
- Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
- Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
- Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.
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- the quality possessed by something that is unreal
- ineptitude in dealing with reality.
- the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
- Lack of reality or real existence.
- (countable) That which has no reality or real existence; something unreal or imaginary
- Unpractical character; visionariness.
- (uncountable) The state of being unreal.
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- Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
- incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
- lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
- hard to pin down or identify
- (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
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- (countable) Any physical object or material thing.
- The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
- (architecture, of a church) nave.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
- (sociology) A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed.
- Main section.
- The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories; (of vehicles, sometimes) the outer shell (as contrasted with the frame and powertrain).
- A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
- An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
- (archaic or informal except in compounds) A person.
- (uncountable) Substance; physical presence.
- (countable) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
- The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
- (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
- An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.
- The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.
- (printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
- A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
- (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
- (countable) A corpse.
- an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
- the central message of a communication
- a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
- a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
- a collection of particulars considered as a system
- the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- the external structure of a vehicle
- a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- the main mass of a thing
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
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- (figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
- A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
- (informal) A jewel box (optical disc container).
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
- (slang) The clitoris.
- (horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
- a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
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- The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
- The act or process of becoming manifest.
- (originally New Thought, now also slang) Willing something into existence (see manifest (verb)).
- (medicine) The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
- A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
- a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
- a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
- an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
- a clear appearance
- expression without words
noun
- (figurative) Anything unsubstantial.
- A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.
- (cloud computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.
- A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
- (telecommunications) A telecom network (from their representation in engineering drawings).
- (slang) Crystal methamphetamine.
- (figuratively) A negative or foreboding aspect of something positive: see every cloud has a silver lining or every silver lining has a cloud.
- Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy.
- Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.
- A large, loosely-knitted headscarf worn by women.
- (Internet slang, humorous, endearing) A white cat.
- An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud.
- A dark spot on a lighter material or background.
- a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
- any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- suspicion affecting your reputation
- out of touch with reality
verb
- (intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.
- Of the breath, to become cloud; to turn into mist.
- (transitive) To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors.
- (transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).
- (transitive) To make obscure.
- (transitive) To make less acute or perceptive.
- (intransitive) To become marked, darkened or variegated in this way.
- (transitive) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.
- (transitive) To make gloomy or sullen.
- make less clear
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- make overcast or cloudy
- billow up in the form of a cloud
- make gloomy or depressed
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
- make milky or dull
- make less visible or unclear
noun
- (figurative) A set or collection of intangible things.
- (slang) The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.
- (military, aircraft) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
- A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.
- (ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
- (informal, euphemistic) Bastard.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- (uncountable) The game of basketball.
- (basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
- (architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
- (Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
- (basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
- (economics) Short for basket of goods
- A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- (by extension) A bed for a cat.
- (LGBTQ, slang) The penis and region surrounding it.
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- the quantity contained in a basket
- a container that is usually woven and has handles
- a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
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noun
- (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- A particular kind of pewter.
- (cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- An insignificant amount of money.
- (figurative) A very small amount (of something).
- (uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
- a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
- a detail that is considered insignificant
- something of small importance
verb
- (intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
- (intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
- (transitive) To squander or waste.
- (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
- consider not very seriously
- act frivolously
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
noun
- (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- A term of endearment.
- (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- a collection of precious things
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
verb
noun
- Anything inconsequential or superficial.
- something of little value or significance
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, euphemistic) A fart.
- (New England) Marshmallow creme.
- (informal, slang) A cloth diaper.
- Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.
- (informal) A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
- (UK, roleplaying games) A form of roleplaying which is inconsequential and not related to the plot; often used in the context of (but not limited to) filling time.
- (LGBTQ) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
- any light downy material
- a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
verb
- (transitive) To make something fluffy.
- (transitive, slang) To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.
- (informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.
- (transitive, slang, by extension) To bring to a state of excitement.
- (intransitive) To move lightly like fluff.
- (intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.
- (informal, transitive) To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
- (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic) To break wind, to fart.
- erect or fluff up
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
noun
- A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
- something of little value or significance
- (uncountable) A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
- (literature, music) A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
- (uncountable) Any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins.
- a light piece of music for piano
- a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
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noun
- (figurative, by extension) Anything trivial and worthless.
- A club or sceptre carried by a jester.
- A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
- A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.
- a mock scepter carried by a court jester
- cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
noun
- anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
- a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
- A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
- (figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
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noun
- Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous, countable) A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
- (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
- Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior.
- Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
- a person of considerable prominence
- the complex of all the attributes — behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that characterize a unique individual
noun
- something illusory and unattainable
- an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
- An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
- (figuratively) An illusion.
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noun
- (figurative) Something that purports to be something other than it actually is, especially that purports to be more valuable than it actually is.
- A worthless replica of a coin, usually intended to defraud.
- (US, banking) The smallest amount of money imaginable.
- A wooden token that is manufactured and distributed by a particular business as an advertising gimmick or which can be exchanged for goods, many of which have now become collector's items.
noun
- Something imaginary or lacking substance.
- An imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities; hence, charisma or glamour, especially that possessed by a celebrity.
- Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
- An imaginary magic dust or powder that, when in one's eyes, supposedly causes one to view a person or thing favourably, even though this might not actually be warranted.
- a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
noun
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adj
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
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- (figuratively) Something precious.
- A light-colored tern.
- A fringe or border.
- A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
- One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
- Ellipsis of pearl tapioca.
- A whitish speck or film on the eye.
- (heraldry) Argent, in blazoning by precious stones.
- (literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
- (figuratively) A valuable little nugget of information; especially, an aphorism or tip that is operationally useful for decision-making.
- (figuratively, euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
- A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
- Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
- (intransitive) To hunt for pearls
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To bead; to form droplets.
- (Minecraft) To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
- (intransitive) To resemble pearl or pearls.
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
- (intransitive, surfing) Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
- (intransitive, botany) Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
- (intransitive, surfing) To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- (programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
- A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
- A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- A tiny amount.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
- a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
- (grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).
- A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
- (linguistics) A part of speech which cannot be inflected.
- (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.
- A little bit.
- (Christianity) In the Roman Catholic church, a crumb of consecrated bread; also the smaller breads used in the communion of the laity.
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- a very small spot
- a slight but appreciable amount
- A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
- The fat of the hippopotamus.
- A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
- A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
- Fat; lard; fat meat.
- (uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
- The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
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- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A positive result of a test.
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
adj
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Confirmed, straight-up.
- (chemistry) electropositive
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (slang) HIV positive.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- (grammar) Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- Optimistic.
- (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- impossible to deny or disprove
- involving advantage or good
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- greater than zero
- formally laid down or imposed
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- marked by excessive confidence
- of or relating to positivism
- having a positive charge
- persuaded of; very sure
noun
- the quality possessed by something that is unreal
- ineptitude in dealing with reality.
- the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
- Lack of reality or real existence.
- (countable) That which has no reality or real existence; something unreal or imaginary
- Unpractical character; visionariness.
- (uncountable) The state of being unreal.
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- (of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
- (of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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- Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
- Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
- (rare) Having or seeming to have very little substance; insubstantial, slight.
- (chiefly law) Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant.
- Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
- of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- not consisting of matter
- (often followed by ‘to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
- without material form or substance
noun
adj
- of little substance or significance
- occurring on or near the surface of the skin
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
- (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- (anatomy, relational, often with to) Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
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- of little substance or significance
- concerned with trivialities
- (informal) small and of little importance
- (taxonomy) Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic.
- Pertaining to the trivium.
- (algebra, of an algebraic structure or ideal thereof) Containing only one element; having an underlying set which is a singleton.
- (mathematics) Self-evident.
- Commonplace, ordinary.
- (philosophy) Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity.
- Concerned with or involving trivia.
- (mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.
- Ignorable; of little significance or value.
adj
- concerned with material things
- impelled by physical force especially against resistance
- characterized by energetic bodily activity
- involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
- according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
- having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
- Sexual, carnal.
- In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
- Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
- Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
- Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
- Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.