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adj
noun
noun
- The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
- (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.
- (mathematics, type theory) The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable.
- (biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
- (genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.
- (object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
- (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
- (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
- (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
adj
- (figurative) Flexible, liable to change.
- Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
- (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- easily influenced
noun
- Something that is variable.
- something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
- a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
- a star that varies noticeably in brightness
- a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
adj
- Able to vary or be varied.
- (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
- (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- marked by diversity or difference
- liable to or capable of change
- (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
adj
verb
adj
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
verb
adj
noun
- (computing) Malware that deceitfully presents itself as antispyware.
- A mischievous scamp.
- An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
- (Australia) A horse, mule, or donkey that is difficult to control; a refractory horse, especially a racehorse.
- A vagrant.
- A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
- A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- (roleplaying games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
verb
adj
- Unpredictable or capricious.
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Variable and subject to change.
- not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- not consistent or dependable
- not established or confirmed
- ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- subject to change
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not certain to occur; not inevitable
noun
noun
- (figurative) A wide and unconstrained variety.
- Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion.
- (colloquial, uncountable) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
- A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- a public act of violence by an unruly mob
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- a state of disorder involving group violence
verb
adj
- Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
- (chiefly literary and poetic) Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.
- Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
- Of a sound: made by many people.
- too numerous to be counted
verb
- assume a different shape or form
- (intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.
- become misshapen
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- make formless
- twist and press out of shape
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- (engineering, physics) To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
- To mar the character or quality of (something).
- To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
- (also figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- the act of flexing
verb
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
verb
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly.
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
- (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.
- (horticulture, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.
- (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
noun
- A Brussels sprout.
- A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
- A bean sprout.
- A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
- (figurative) A child.
- a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
- any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
adj
- Changeable or inconstant.
- (BDSM) Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.
- Capable of doing many things competently.
- (sex, loosely) Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship.
- (biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.
- Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).
- Having varied uses or many functions.
- changeable or inconstant
- able to move freely in all directions
- competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
- having great diversity or variety
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase suddenly.
- (intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
- (transitive) To create an exploded view of.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
- (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- (transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
- (mathematics) To increase arbitrarily or boundlessly.
- (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
- (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To emerge suddenly.
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- destroy by exploding
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- show a violent emotional reaction
- burst outward, usually with noise
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
noun
- (by extension) Anything with variegated or complex details.
- A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
- a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
- something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
- a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
verb
noun
- (by extension) Something overly complicated or detailed.
- (physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.
- the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
adj
- (of an abstract noun) Much, more than usual.
- (applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; commanding; illustrious; eminent.
- Impressive or striking.
- (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
- Taking much space; large.
- (applied to persons) Of much talent or achievements.
- Important, consequential.
- Much in use; favoured.
- (informal, British) Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
- (qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
- Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
- excellent
- uppercase
- of major significance or importance
- relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
adv
intj
noun
- (in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
- (music) The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
- A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
- a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
noun
- (figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
- (fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
- (figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
- The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
- An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
- making a false outward show
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
verb
- (intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
- (transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
- pretend to be someone or something that you are not
- take part in a masquerade
verb
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
- (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
- (transitive and intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
- (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
- To be sexually oriented.
- To turn in a different direction.
- (transitive, engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
- (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
- (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
- (transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
- (transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
- (intransitive, sex) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
- (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- (intransitive) To dance.
- (transitive, carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
- (transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
- (nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
- (transitive, slang) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- have a certain musical rhythm
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
- influence decisively
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- hang loosely
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
noun
- (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
- (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
- The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
- (politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
- A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
- Influence or power of anything put in motion.
- (theater) In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
- The act, or an instance, of swinging.
- The manner in which something is swung.
- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
- The amount of change towards or away from something.
- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
- A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
- An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
- The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a sweeping blow or stroke
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
- (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
- (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
- (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
- form into a spiral shape
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- twist and press out of shape
- affect as in thought or feeling
noun
- The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
- (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.
- (mathematics, type theory) The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable.
- (biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
- (genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.
- (object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
- (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
- (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
- (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
noun
- Something that is variable.
- something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
- a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
- a star that varies noticeably in brightness
- a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
adj
- Able to vary or be varied.
- (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
- (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- marked by diversity or difference
- liable to or capable of change
- (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
noun
- (figurative) A wide and unconstrained variety.
- Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion.
- (colloquial, uncountable) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
- A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- a public act of violence by an unruly mob
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- a state of disorder involving group violence
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- the act of flexing
verb
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
noun
- (by extension) Anything with variegated or complex details.
- A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
- a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
- something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
- a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
verb
noun
- (by extension) Something overly complicated or detailed.
- (physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.
- the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
noun
- (figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
- (fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
- (figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
- The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
- An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
- making a false outward show
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
verb
- (intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
- (transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
- pretend to be someone or something that you are not
- take part in a masquerade
verb
- assume a different shape or form
- (intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.
- become misshapen
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- make formless
- twist and press out of shape
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- (engineering, physics) To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
- To mar the character or quality of (something).
- To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
- (also figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
adj
verb
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly.
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
- (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.
- (horticulture, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.
- (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
noun
- A Brussels sprout.
- A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
- A bean sprout.
- A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
- (figurative) A child.
- a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
- any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase suddenly.
- (intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
- (transitive) To create an exploded view of.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
- (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- (transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
- (mathematics) To increase arbitrarily or boundlessly.
- (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
- (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To emerge suddenly.
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- destroy by exploding
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- show a violent emotional reaction
- burst outward, usually with noise
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
verb
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
- (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
- (transitive and intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
- (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
- To be sexually oriented.
- To turn in a different direction.
- (transitive, engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
- (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
- (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
- (transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
- (transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
- (intransitive, sex) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
- (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- (intransitive) To dance.
- (transitive, carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
- (transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
- (nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
- (transitive, slang) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- have a certain musical rhythm
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
- influence decisively
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- hang loosely
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
noun
- (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
- (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
- The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
- (politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
- A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
- Influence or power of anything put in motion.
- (theater) In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
- The act, or an instance, of swinging.
- The manner in which something is swung.
- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
- The amount of change towards or away from something.
- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
- A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
- An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
- The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a sweeping blow or stroke
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
- (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
- (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
- (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
- form into a spiral shape
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- twist and press out of shape
- affect as in thought or feeling
adj
noun
adj
- (figurative) Flexible, liable to change.
- Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
- (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- easily influenced
noun
- Something that is variable.
- something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
- a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
- a star that varies noticeably in brightness
- a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
adj
- Able to vary or be varied.
- (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
- (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- marked by diversity or difference
- liable to or capable of change
- (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
adj
verb
adj
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
verb
adj
noun
- (computing) Malware that deceitfully presents itself as antispyware.
- A mischievous scamp.
- An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
- (Australia) A horse, mule, or donkey that is difficult to control; a refractory horse, especially a racehorse.
- A vagrant.
- A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
- A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- (roleplaying games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
verb
adj
- Unpredictable or capricious.
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Variable and subject to change.
- not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- not consistent or dependable
- not established or confirmed
- ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- subject to change
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not certain to occur; not inevitable
noun
adj
- Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
- (chiefly literary and poetic) Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.
- Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
- Of a sound: made by many people.
- too numerous to be counted
adj
- Changeable or inconstant.
- (BDSM) Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.
- Capable of doing many things competently.
- (sex, loosely) Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship.
- (biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.
- Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).
- Having varied uses or many functions.
- changeable or inconstant
- able to move freely in all directions
- competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
- having great diversity or variety
adj
- (of an abstract noun) Much, more than usual.
- (applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; commanding; illustrious; eminent.
- Impressive or striking.
- (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
- Taking much space; large.
- (applied to persons) Of much talent or achievements.
- Important, consequential.
- Much in use; favoured.
- (informal, British) Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
- (qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
- Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
- excellent
- uppercase
- of major significance or importance
- relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
adv
intj
noun
- (in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
- (music) The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
- A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
- a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field