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adj
- Resembling a feather.
- (zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
- (zoology) Having wings or fins.
- (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
- (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
noun
- Things resembling a feather.
- a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
- anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
- More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
- (geology) Ellipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
- (botany) A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
- An upward spray of mist or water.
- (figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
- The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
- Ellipsis of plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
- (astronomy) An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
- The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
- A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
- the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
verb
- (transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
- (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
- (intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
- (transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.
- dress or groom with elaborate care
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- be proud of
- form a plume
- deck with a plume
- clean with one's bill
noun
- A feathered texture.
- (architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
- The fitting of feathers to arrows.
- Plumage.
- Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
- turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
verb
adj
noun
noun
verb
adj
- adorned with feathers or plumes
- Covered with feathers.
- having or covered with feathers
- (poetic) Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.
- (poetic) Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.
- (rowing) Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Having a finely bevelled edge.
- (in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
- (Appalachia) Badly beaten.
verb
noun
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (electrical engineering) Synonym of pigtail (“a short length of twisted electrical wire”).
- (typography) The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
- (mathematics) All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.
- (slang) The penis of a person or animal.
- (surgery) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing.
- (slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- (nautical) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
- A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
- (law) Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs.
- A downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style.
- (chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
- (now colloquial, chiefly US) The buttocks or backside.
- (mining) A tailing.
- The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
- (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
- (anatomy) The distal tendon of a muscle.
- The tail-end of any object.
- (architecture) The bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile.
- (kayaking) The stern; the back of the kayak.
- The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
- (cricket) The lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers.
- One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.
- (entomology) A filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies.
- (statistics) The part of a distribution most distant from the mode.
- (astronomy) The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
- (chemistry) The final fraction of a distillation run, typically containing impurities and fusel oils.
- One who surreptitiously follows another.
- (music) The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.
- any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- the rear part of an aircraft
- the rear part of a ship
- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the time of the last part of something
adj
verb
- To pull or draw by the tail.
- (architecture) To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- (nautical) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
- (transitive) To follow and observe surreptitiously.
- remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- remove the stalk of fruits or berries
- go after with the intent to catch
verb
- decorate with feathers
- (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
- grow feathers
- feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
- (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
verb
noun
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
- any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
- perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
- (Christianity, historical) Synonym of fistula (“tube for sucking Eucharist wine”).
- A palm in genus Calamus, of rattan palms.
- A fish of genus Calamus in family Sparidae; certain porgies.
- (ornithology) A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.
- (botany) A fistular stem without an articulation.
- Sweet flag (Acorus calamus).
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
verb
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (figuratively) To write.
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- The main axis of a feather.
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- obscene terms for penis
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
- a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- A ventilation or heating conduit.
- The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
- (meteorology) A relatively small area of precipitation that an onlook can discern from the dry surrounding area.
- (architecture) Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.
- (literary) A beam or ray of light.
- One of the poles between which a draught animal is harnessed to a vehicle.
- (anatomy) The main cylindrical part of the penis.
- A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.
- (weaving) A component of a loom which holds the heddles and is raised by treadles to create the shed.
- The chamber of a blast furnace.
- (lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
- A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine.
- (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A rotating machine element used to transmit power; a driveshaft
- (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
verb
noun
- A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.
- The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
- Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
- A decorative headdress.
- A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.
- The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).
- The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
- showy crest or knot of hair or feathers
- headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair
noun
- A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- (ornithology) The lesser white heron.
- The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
- a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
noun
- one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
- coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
- a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
- (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
- (aviation) A radar return from an aircraft (or other object) produced solely by the reflection of the radar beam from the aircraft's skin, without additional information from the aircraft's transponder.
- The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
- (military) The first stage of a thermonuclear weapon, which sets off a fission explosion to help trigger a fusion reaction in the weapon's secondary stage.
- A primary colour.
- The first year of grade school.
- (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
- (electronics) A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary.
- A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
- (medicine) The primary site of a disease; the original location or source of the disease.
- (political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election.
- A primary school.
adj
- not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
- of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
- most important element
- of or being the essential or basic part
- (medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
- (medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
- (chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- (geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
- First or earliest in a group or series.
- Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
verb
- (US, politics, transitive, intransitive) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To take part in a primary election.
verb
- strip of feathers
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- look for and gather
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- pull or pull out sharply
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- (intransitive) To pull or twitch sharply.
- (transitive) To play a string instrument pizzicato.
- (transitive) To remove feathers from (a bird).
- Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.
- (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
- (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
- (transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
noun
- the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
- the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
- The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
- An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, uncountable) Cheap wine.
- (informal, figurative, uncountable) Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
verb
- strip of feathers
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- rein in to keep from winning a race
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- tear or be torn violently
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- operate when rowing a boat
- steer into a certain direction
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- strain abnormally
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- move into a certain direction
- cause to move by pulling
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- (UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour associated with the person or thing mentioned (with a and the name of a person, place, event, etc.).
- (intransitive) To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- (martial arts) In practice fighting, to reduce the strength of a blow (etymology 3) so as to avoid injuring one's practice partner.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- (cooking, transitive, intransitive) To repeatedly stretch taffy in order to achieve the desired stretchy texture.
- (transitive) To attract or net; to pull in.
- (transitive, intransitive) (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place.
- (transitive) To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To pull over (a driver or vehicle); to detain for a traffic stop.
- (computing) To retrieve source code or other material from a source control repository.
- (horse racing, transitive) To impede the progress of (a horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- (transitive, rowing) To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- (transitive, informal) To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- (rail transportation, US) Of a railroad car, to pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- (UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- (transitive) To retrieve or look up for use.
- (construction) To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- (cricket, golf) To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- (transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- (ambitransitive, US, slang) To interest (someone) in dating or pursuing one (whether or not this has led to sex).
- (video games, ambitransitive) To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- (ambitransitive, chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
- (transitive) To transport by rowing.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).
- (horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- (intransitive) To row.
noun
- a device used for pulling something
- the force used in pulling
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sustained effort
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- special advantage or influence
- (countable, colloquial) A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- (countable) Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- (uncountable, figurative, informal) The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- (cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
- (uncountable, figurative) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- (Internet slang) A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm.
- (countable, figurative) A randomized selection from a given set.
- (printing, historical) A single impression from a handpress.
- (uncountable) An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- (golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- (gacha games) A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
- (printing) A proof sheet.
- (Internet) The act or process of sending out a request for data from a server by a client.
- (countable) A journey made by rowing.
- (countable) An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; strain; sprain.
- (uncountable, figurative) Appeal or attraction.
intj
verb
- strip of feathers
- move quickly and violently
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- to separate or be separated by force
- fill with tears or shed tears
- (intransitive) To produce tears.
- (intransitive) To smash or enter something with great force.
- (transitive) To injure as if by pulling apart.
- (transitive) To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
- (transitive) To make (an opening) with force or energy.
- (transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish.
- (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
- (computing, intransitive) To be interrupted midway through.
- (intransitive) To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
- (transitive, often with off or out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
noun
- a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
- the act of tearing
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
- (glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
- (slang) A rampage.
- A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
- That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
- A hole or break caused by tearing.
noun
adj
noun
- A band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing.
- One of two shallow bars on either side of the flue of a small boiler, designed to fill the space resulting from the extreme curvature of the flue.
- A support strut on for the wing of an airplane.
- A sand bar or spit at the side of a river, bay, or harbor.
noun
- (anatomical, informal) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
- (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
- (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
- (structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- (nautical) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
- (anatomical, informal) The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
- (physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
- (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
- (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- (railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
- (mechanical) The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- A gymnastic activity or event using a balance beam.
- (gymnastics) A balance beam.
- (nautical) The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft.
- (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
- (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- (mechanical) In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
- (agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
- A broad smile.
- a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- (nautical) breadth amidships
- long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the broad side of a ship
- a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
verb
- (ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
- (transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
- (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
- (transitive) To give the appearance of beams to.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
- (transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam.
- (transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams.
- (transitive, computing) To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared.
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- express with a beaming face or smile
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
noun
- a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
- (ornithology) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
- A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
- (Christianity) A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
- (Christianity) A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
adj
noun
- something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
- Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife.
- (nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
- (often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
- Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle.
verb
noun
- Long, hairlike feathers that protrude from the chest of a turkey.
- The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
- The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
- (slang, originally gambling) A fake customer or companion; an intermediary.
- A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
- Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
- One who helps to conceal infidelity in a monogamous relationship by acting as a cover.
- The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
- (LGBTQ) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.
- The byssus of certain shellfish.
- (entomology, lepidopterology) The hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
- That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
- The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
- (botany) The long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
- a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
- the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
- tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
- hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
verb
- (transitive) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
- (transitive) To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
- (intransitive, beekeeping) Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
- (transitive) To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
- (LGBTQ, slang, ambitransitive) Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
- go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
noun
- Things resembling a feather.
- a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
- anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
- More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
- (geology) Ellipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
- (botany) A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
- An upward spray of mist or water.
- (figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
- The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
- Ellipsis of plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
- (astronomy) An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
- The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
- A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
- the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
verb
- (transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
- (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
- (intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
- (transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.
- dress or groom with elaborate care
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- be proud of
- form a plume
- deck with a plume
- clean with one's bill
noun
- A feathered texture.
- (architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
- The fitting of feathers to arrows.
- Plumage.
- Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
- turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (electrical engineering) Synonym of pigtail (“a short length of twisted electrical wire”).
- (typography) The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
- (mathematics) All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.
- (slang) The penis of a person or animal.
- (surgery) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing.
- (slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- (nautical) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
- A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
- (law) Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs.
- A downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style.
- (chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
- (now colloquial, chiefly US) The buttocks or backside.
- (mining) A tailing.
- The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
- (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
- (anatomy) The distal tendon of a muscle.
- The tail-end of any object.
- (architecture) The bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile.
- (kayaking) The stern; the back of the kayak.
- The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
- (cricket) The lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers.
- One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.
- (entomology) A filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies.
- (statistics) The part of a distribution most distant from the mode.
- (astronomy) The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
- (chemistry) The final fraction of a distillation run, typically containing impurities and fusel oils.
- One who surreptitiously follows another.
- (music) The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.
- any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- the rear part of an aircraft
- the rear part of a ship
- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the time of the last part of something
adj
verb
- To pull or draw by the tail.
- (architecture) To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- (nautical) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
- (transitive) To follow and observe surreptitiously.
- remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- remove the stalk of fruits or berries
- go after with the intent to catch
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
- any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
- perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
- (Christianity, historical) Synonym of fistula (“tube for sucking Eucharist wine”).
- A palm in genus Calamus, of rattan palms.
- A fish of genus Calamus in family Sparidae; certain porgies.
- (ornithology) A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.
- (botany) A fistular stem without an articulation.
- Sweet flag (Acorus calamus).
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
verb
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (figuratively) To write.
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- The main axis of a feather.
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- obscene terms for penis
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
- a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- A ventilation or heating conduit.
- The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
- (meteorology) A relatively small area of precipitation that an onlook can discern from the dry surrounding area.
- (architecture) Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.
- (literary) A beam or ray of light.
- One of the poles between which a draught animal is harnessed to a vehicle.
- (anatomy) The main cylindrical part of the penis.
- A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.
- (weaving) A component of a loom which holds the heddles and is raised by treadles to create the shed.
- The chamber of a blast furnace.
- (lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
- A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine.
- (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A rotating machine element used to transmit power; a driveshaft
- (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
verb
noun
- A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.
- The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
- Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
- A decorative headdress.
- A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.
- The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).
- The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
- showy crest or knot of hair or feathers
- headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair
noun
- A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- (ornithology) The lesser white heron.
- The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
- a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
noun
- one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
- coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
- a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
- (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
- (aviation) A radar return from an aircraft (or other object) produced solely by the reflection of the radar beam from the aircraft's skin, without additional information from the aircraft's transponder.
- The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
- (military) The first stage of a thermonuclear weapon, which sets off a fission explosion to help trigger a fusion reaction in the weapon's secondary stage.
- A primary colour.
- The first year of grade school.
- (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
- (electronics) A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary.
- A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
- (medicine) The primary site of a disease; the original location or source of the disease.
- (political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election.
- A primary school.
adj
- not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
- of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
- most important element
- of or being the essential or basic part
- (medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
- (medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
- (chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- (geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
- First or earliest in a group or series.
- Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
verb
- (US, politics, transitive, intransitive) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To take part in a primary election.
noun
adj
noun
- A band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing.
- One of two shallow bars on either side of the flue of a small boiler, designed to fill the space resulting from the extreme curvature of the flue.
- A support strut on for the wing of an airplane.
- A sand bar or spit at the side of a river, bay, or harbor.
noun
- (anatomical, informal) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
- (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
- (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
- (structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- (nautical) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
- (anatomical, informal) The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
- (physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
- (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
- (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- (railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
- (mechanical) The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- A gymnastic activity or event using a balance beam.
- (gymnastics) A balance beam.
- (nautical) The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft.
- (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
- (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- (mechanical) In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
- (agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
- A broad smile.
- a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- (nautical) breadth amidships
- long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the broad side of a ship
- a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
verb
- (ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
- (transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
- (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
- (transitive) To give the appearance of beams to.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
- (transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam.
- (transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams.
- (transitive, computing) To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared.
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- express with a beaming face or smile
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
noun
- a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
- (ornithology) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
- A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
- (Christianity) A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
- (Christianity) A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
adj
noun
- something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
- Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife.
- (nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
- (often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
- Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle.
verb
noun
- Long, hairlike feathers that protrude from the chest of a turkey.
- The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
- The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
- (slang, originally gambling) A fake customer or companion; an intermediary.
- A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
- Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
- One who helps to conceal infidelity in a monogamous relationship by acting as a cover.
- The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
- (LGBTQ) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.
- The byssus of certain shellfish.
- (entomology, lepidopterology) The hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
- That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
- The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
- (botany) The long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
- a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
- the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
- tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
- hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
verb
- (transitive) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
- (transitive) To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
- (intransitive, beekeeping) Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
- (transitive) To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
- (LGBTQ, slang, ambitransitive) Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
- go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
verb
- decorate with feathers
- (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
- grow feathers
- feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
- (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
verb
noun
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
verb
- strip of feathers
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- look for and gather
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- pull or pull out sharply
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- (intransitive) To pull or twitch sharply.
- (transitive) To play a string instrument pizzicato.
- (transitive) To remove feathers from (a bird).
- Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.
- (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
- (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
- (transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
noun
- the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
- the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
- The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
- An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, uncountable) Cheap wine.
- (informal, figurative, uncountable) Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
verb
- strip of feathers
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- rein in to keep from winning a race
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- tear or be torn violently
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- operate when rowing a boat
- steer into a certain direction
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- strain abnormally
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- move into a certain direction
- cause to move by pulling
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- (UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour associated with the person or thing mentioned (with a and the name of a person, place, event, etc.).
- (intransitive) To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- (martial arts) In practice fighting, to reduce the strength of a blow (etymology 3) so as to avoid injuring one's practice partner.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- (cooking, transitive, intransitive) To repeatedly stretch taffy in order to achieve the desired stretchy texture.
- (transitive) To attract or net; to pull in.
- (transitive, intransitive) (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place.
- (transitive) To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To pull over (a driver or vehicle); to detain for a traffic stop.
- (computing) To retrieve source code or other material from a source control repository.
- (horse racing, transitive) To impede the progress of (a horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- (transitive, rowing) To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- (transitive, informal) To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- (rail transportation, US) Of a railroad car, to pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- (UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- (transitive) To retrieve or look up for use.
- (construction) To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- (cricket, golf) To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- (transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- (ambitransitive, US, slang) To interest (someone) in dating or pursuing one (whether or not this has led to sex).
- (video games, ambitransitive) To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- (ambitransitive, chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
- (transitive) To transport by rowing.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).
- (horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- (intransitive) To row.
noun
- a device used for pulling something
- the force used in pulling
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sustained effort
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- special advantage or influence
- (countable, colloquial) A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- (countable) Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- (uncountable, figurative, informal) The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- (cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
- (uncountable, figurative) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- (Internet slang) A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm.
- (countable, figurative) A randomized selection from a given set.
- (printing, historical) A single impression from a handpress.
- (uncountable) An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- (golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- (gacha games) A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
- (printing) A proof sheet.
- (Internet) The act or process of sending out a request for data from a server by a client.
- (countable) A journey made by rowing.
- (countable) An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; strain; sprain.
- (uncountable, figurative) Appeal or attraction.
intj
verb
- strip of feathers
- move quickly and violently
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- to separate or be separated by force
- fill with tears or shed tears
- (intransitive) To produce tears.
- (intransitive) To smash or enter something with great force.
- (transitive) To injure as if by pulling apart.
- (transitive) To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
- (transitive) To make (an opening) with force or energy.
- (transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish.
- (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
- (computing, intransitive) To be interrupted midway through.
- (intransitive) To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
- (transitive, often with off or out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
noun
- a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
- the act of tearing
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
- (glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
- (slang) A rampage.
- A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
- That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
- A hole or break caused by tearing.
adj
- Resembling a feather.
- (zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
- (zoology) Having wings or fins.
- (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
- (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
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noun
adj
- adorned with feathers or plumes
- Covered with feathers.
- having or covered with feathers
- (poetic) Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.
- (poetic) Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.
- (rowing) Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Having a finely bevelled edge.
- (in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
- (Appalachia) Badly beaten.