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adj
- Causing an itching sensation.
- causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
- Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
- Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)
- (figurative) Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager.
- (figurative) Causing a constant, teasing desire for something.
- (figurative) In a state of agitation; easily alarmed.
- nervous and unable to relax
verb
- cause to perceive an itch
- (transitive) To cause to feel an itch.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- have or perceive an itch
- (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- (intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
- (transitive, colloquial) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
noun
- an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- a strong restless desire
- A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- A constant teasing desire or want.
noun
verb
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- (ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
- (of a surface) To get such scratches.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (swimming, athletics) To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
- To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- cause friction
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
noun
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- Poor handwriting; especially, illegibly so.
- (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- (meiosis) A minor injury.
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- Nothing, zero. Used especially in card games or sports, but also expressions like "from scatch".
- (now historical) A scratch wig.
- (horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- (slang) Money; especially, cash.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- informal terms for money
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- an indication of damage
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- dry mash for poultry
- poor handwriting
adj
- (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
- (computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
noun
verb
noun
adv
verb
- (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
- (intransitive, of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
- (transitive) To cause delight or amusement in.
- (transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
- (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
- (intransitive) To feel titillation.
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- touch or stroke lightly
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
noun
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
- plural of hive
verb
noun
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- a sensation of having been stung by nettles
- The sensation of being stung by nettles.
- (pathology) The development of urticaria (hives).
- (medicine) Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis).
verb
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- move over something with pressure
- cause friction
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
- (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- (transitive, bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
noun
- the act of rubbing or wiping
- an unforeseen obstacle
- A difficulty or problem.
- A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- An act of rubbing.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- (UK, naval slang) A loan.
adj
- (chiefly of a sore throat) Irritating; itchy.
- Characterized by scratches.
- (informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.
- (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
- (informal) Irritable; tetchy.
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- easily irritated or annoyed
- causing abrasion
- lacking consistency
noun
- An itchy, red, swollen area of the skin; singular or attributive form of hives.
- The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) A section of the registry.
- A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
- A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
- a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
- a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
- a teeming multitude
verb
- (transitive) To collect (bees) into a hive.
- (transitive) To store (something other than bees) in, or as if in, a hive.
- (entomology) Of insects: to enter or possess a hive.
- (intransitive) To form a hive-like entity.
- (intransitive) To take lodging or shelter together; to reside in a collective body.
- move together in a hive or as if in a hive
- store, like bees
- gather into a hive
verb
- cause a stinging pain
- cause a prickling sensation
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- deliver a sting to
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
noun
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
verb
- cause a stinging pain
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- deliver a sting to
- (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
- (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
noun
- operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
- a mental pain or distress
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
- A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- A goad; incitement.
- A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
- (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
verb
noun
- a sharp stab of pain
- a sudden sharp feeling
- (rare, also figurative) A turn, a twist.
- (UK, dialectal) Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
- A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
- A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
verb
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- deliver a sting to
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
noun
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- The act of biting.
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
verb
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
noun
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
noun
verb
noun
- a person who scratches to relieve an itch
- a device used for scratching
- a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats.
- (slang) A counterfeiter.
- A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.
- (zoology) Any rasorial bird.
- (gambling) A scratch card.
- A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.
- Someone who scratches.
- (slang, derogatory) An unlicensed tattoo artist.
- (slang) A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed).
noun
- (Now chiefly dialectal) The itch; any eruptive skin disorder.
- (nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
- A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Dandruff.
- A reef knot.
- (Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
- a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
adj
verb
- (nautical, of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
- (slang) To manipulate the lining of a person's pocket in order to steal the contents unnoticed.
- (nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
- (Australia) To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
- lower and bring partially inboard
- roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
- reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
verb
noun
- a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
- A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
- (collective) A group of hedgehogs or porcupines.
- A kind of willow basket.
- (botany) A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
verb
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation
- (transitive) To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (masonry, transitive) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
- (transitive) To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
- (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.
noun
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
noun
- An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.
- (firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
- (ecology) Ellipsis of biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).
- (optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
- (graphical user interface) A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
- (nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.
- (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- (geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
- (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- a lively entertainment spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
noun
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
adj
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
noun
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
adv
verb
noun
- a skin sore caused by chafing
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
- abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
- (figurative, uncountable) A feeling of exasperation.
- (uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
- (countable, technical) A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
- A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
- (countable) A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
- (pathology, countable) A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
- (phytopathology) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
verb
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- irritate or vex
- (transitive) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
- (transitive, figurative) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- (transitive, figurative) To exasperate.
- (transitive, technical) To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
- (transitive, figurative) To bother or trouble.
- (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
noun
- a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
- liveliness and eagerness
- intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- (countable) The result or product of being smart.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being smart in appearance.
verb
noun
- any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium spp.), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
- Various species of the genus Dendrocnide:
- ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
- bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle (Solanum elaeagnifolium);
- horse-nettle (Solanum rostratum);
- Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
- small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
- bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
- western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle (Solanum dimidiatum);
- hackberry (Celtis spp.).
- scratchbush (Urera baccifera)
- Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
- bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
- nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
- false nettle (Boehmeria spp., family Urticaceae);
- rock nettle (Eucnide spp.);
- hemp nettle (Galeopsis spp.);
- tree nettle (Urtica ferox);
- Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
- flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus spp.);
- hedge nettle (Stachys spp.);
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adv
verb
- (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
- (intransitive, of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
- (transitive) To cause delight or amusement in.
- (transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
- (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
- (intransitive) To feel titillation.
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- touch or stroke lightly
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
noun
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
- plural of hive
verb
noun
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- a sensation of having been stung by nettles
- The sensation of being stung by nettles.
- (pathology) The development of urticaria (hives).
- (medicine) Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis).
verb
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- (ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
- (of a surface) To get such scratches.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (swimming, athletics) To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
- To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- cause friction
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
noun
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- Poor handwriting; especially, illegibly so.
- (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- (meiosis) A minor injury.
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- Nothing, zero. Used especially in card games or sports, but also expressions like "from scatch".
- (now historical) A scratch wig.
- (horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- (slang) Money; especially, cash.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- informal terms for money
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- an indication of damage
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- dry mash for poultry
- poor handwriting
adj
- (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
- (computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
verb
- cause to perceive an itch
- (transitive) To cause to feel an itch.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- have or perceive an itch
- (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- (intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
- (transitive, colloquial) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
noun
- an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- a strong restless desire
- A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- A constant teasing desire or want.
noun
- An itchy, red, swollen area of the skin; singular or attributive form of hives.
- The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) A section of the registry.
- A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
- A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
- a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
- a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
- a teeming multitude
verb
- (transitive) To collect (bees) into a hive.
- (transitive) To store (something other than bees) in, or as if in, a hive.
- (entomology) Of insects: to enter or possess a hive.
- (intransitive) To form a hive-like entity.
- (intransitive) To take lodging or shelter together; to reside in a collective body.
- move together in a hive or as if in a hive
- store, like bees
- gather into a hive
noun
- a person who scratches to relieve an itch
- a device used for scratching
- a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats.
- (slang) A counterfeiter.
- A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.
- (zoology) Any rasorial bird.
- (gambling) A scratch card.
- A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.
- Someone who scratches.
- (slang, derogatory) An unlicensed tattoo artist.
- (slang) A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed).
noun
- (Now chiefly dialectal) The itch; any eruptive skin disorder.
- (nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
- A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Dandruff.
- A reef knot.
- (Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
- a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
adj
verb
- (nautical, of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
- (slang) To manipulate the lining of a person's pocket in order to steal the contents unnoticed.
- (nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
- (Australia) To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
- lower and bring partially inboard
- roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
- reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
noun
- An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.
- (firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
- (ecology) Ellipsis of biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).
- (optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
- (graphical user interface) A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
- (nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.
- (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- (geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
- (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- a lively entertainment spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
noun
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
noun
- a skin sore caused by chafing
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
- abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
- (figurative, uncountable) A feeling of exasperation.
- (uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
- (countable, technical) A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
- A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
- (countable) A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
- (pathology, countable) A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
- (phytopathology) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
verb
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- irritate or vex
- (transitive) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
- (transitive, figurative) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- (transitive, figurative) To exasperate.
- (transitive, technical) To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
- (transitive, figurative) To bother or trouble.
- (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
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verb
noun
- a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
- liveliness and eagerness
- intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- (countable) The result or product of being smart.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being smart in appearance.
verb
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation
- (transitive) To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (masonry, transitive) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
- (transitive) To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
- (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.
noun
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
verb
- cause to perceive an itch
- (transitive) To cause to feel an itch.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- have or perceive an itch
- (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- (intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
- (transitive, colloquial) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
noun
- an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- a strong restless desire
- A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- A constant teasing desire or want.
verb
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- (ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
- (of a surface) To get such scratches.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (swimming, athletics) To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
- To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- cause friction
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
noun
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- Poor handwriting; especially, illegibly so.
- (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- (meiosis) A minor injury.
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- Nothing, zero. Used especially in card games or sports, but also expressions like "from scatch".
- (now historical) A scratch wig.
- (horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- (slang) Money; especially, cash.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- informal terms for money
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- an indication of damage
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- dry mash for poultry
- poor handwriting
adj
- (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
- (computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
verb
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- move over something with pressure
- cause friction
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
- (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- (transitive, bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
noun
- the act of rubbing or wiping
- an unforeseen obstacle
- A difficulty or problem.
- A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- An act of rubbing.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- (UK, naval slang) A loan.
verb
- cause a stinging pain
- cause a prickling sensation
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- deliver a sting to
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
noun
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
verb
- cause a stinging pain
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- deliver a sting to
- (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
- (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
noun
- operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
- a mental pain or distress
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
- A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- A goad; incitement.
- A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
- (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
verb
noun
- a sharp stab of pain
- a sudden sharp feeling
- (rare, also figurative) A turn, a twist.
- (UK, dialectal) Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
- A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
- A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
verb
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- deliver a sting to
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
noun
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- The act of biting.
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
verb
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
noun
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
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verb
noun
- a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
- A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
- (collective) A group of hedgehogs or porcupines.
- A kind of willow basket.
- (botany) A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
verb
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation
- (transitive) To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (masonry, transitive) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
- (transitive) To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
- (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.
noun
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
verb
noun
- any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium spp.), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
- Various species of the genus Dendrocnide:
- ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
- bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle (Solanum elaeagnifolium);
- horse-nettle (Solanum rostratum);
- Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
- small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
- bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
- western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle (Solanum dimidiatum);
- hackberry (Celtis spp.).
- scratchbush (Urera baccifera)
- Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
- bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
- nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
- false nettle (Boehmeria spp., family Urticaceae);
- rock nettle (Eucnide spp.);
- hemp nettle (Galeopsis spp.);
- tree nettle (Urtica ferox);
- Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
- flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus spp.);
- hedge nettle (Stachys spp.);
adj
- Causing an itching sensation.
- causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
- Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
- Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)
- (figurative) Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager.
- (figurative) Causing a constant, teasing desire for something.
- (figurative) In a state of agitation; easily alarmed.
- nervous and unable to relax
adj
- (chiefly of a sore throat) Irritating; itchy.
- Characterized by scratches.
- (informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.
- (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
- (informal) Irritable; tetchy.
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- easily irritated or annoyed
- causing abrasion
- lacking consistency
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
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- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
noun
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).