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noun
- an ornamental facade
- (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- front illustration facing the title page of a book
- (architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
- (publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
verb
noun
- (architecture) A foil.
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoiling (“the action of sustained hydrodynamic lift on hydrofoils lifting the vessel hull lifted out of the water, for sustained motion across water”).
- The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
- (hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
- an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
verb
noun
adj
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
- of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
- meeting front to front
- belonging to the front part
- of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
noun
- an ornamental coating to a building
- The most external portion of exterior siding.
- a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- providing something with a surface of a different material
- a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
- (military, usually in the plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
- (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
- (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
- (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
adj
verb
noun
- an ornamental coating to a building
- coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
- An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.
- A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
verb
noun
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
- A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- (heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone.
- (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- the center of a cambered road
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
verb
- (transitive) To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
- (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
- (transitive) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- (transitive) To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
- reach a high point
- lie at the top of
noun
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- (usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
verb
noun
- An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
- An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.
- A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
- a barrier against explosives
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
noun
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
- An ornamentation.
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- a display of ornamental speech or language
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- the act of waving
- a showy gesture
verb
- (intransitive) To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- grow vigorously
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- move or swing back and forth
noun
- (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
- informal terms for a human head
- floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- (architecture) A storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated.
- (slang) A person's head or brain.
noun
- A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
- A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
- (automotive) A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
- a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
noun
- A decorative border.
- (botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
- (by extension) A border or edging.
- (UK) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
- (golf) The area around the green
- Non-mainstream theatre.
- (also attributive) Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.
- The periphery of an area, especially a town or city.
- A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.
- (television, radio) A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
- (Australia) Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
- (also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
- (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
- a social group holding marginal or extreme views
- one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
- a part of the city far removed from the center
- the outside boundary or surface of something
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
adj
verb
noun
- (architecture) A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
- (algebra, ring theory) The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
- (architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
- (group theory) The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.
- a plain plinth that supports a wall
noun
- a structure that has been erected
- an erect penis
- the act of building or putting up
- (countable) A penis or clitoris that is erect.
- (uncountable or countable, ecclesiastical) Formal approval and official establishment of an institution such as a society or a monastery by higher church authorities.
- (uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
- (uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
- (uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.
- (countable) Anything erected or built.
adj
verb
noun
- A work made of stucco; stuccowork.
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat exterior walls or to make exterior mouldings.
- a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
verb
noun
- An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
- The activity of getting dressed.
- (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
- (Maine) Manure that's applied to one's garden.
- The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
- (cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
- Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
- the act of applying a bandage
- a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
- a cloth covering for a wound or sore
- processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
- savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
verb
noun
- (architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
- the face or front of a building
- (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
- (programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
- (figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
noun
- A defensive wall or rampart.
- A defense or safeguard.
- (figurative) Any means of defence or security.
- A breakwater.
- (nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
- a fencelike structure around a deck
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
verb
verb
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
noun
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
noun
- the face or front of a building
- the extent of land abutting on a street or water
- the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
- a front: a public and perhaps false face or façade to some hidden, covert reality.
- The front part generally.
- The length of a property along a street.
- (informal) A woman's breasts.
- The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
- Property or territory adjacent to a body of water.
- The land between a property and the street.
noun
- a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- (architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
- the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
- protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- The upper part of a cavity.
- The top external level of a building.
- (climbing) An overhanging rock wall.
- (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
verb
noun
- the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
- the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
- (architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
- (sports, informal) Last place in a sports conference's standings.
- (geology) A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
noun
- A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top.
- A very tall open-framed structure on which communications devices are installed.
- A control tower.
- One who tows.
- (historical) A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
- (cartomancy) The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
- (collective) A group of giraffes.
- (cartomancy) The sixteenth named (trump or Major Arcana) card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- (figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
- (glassblowing) A metal stand used as a pivot to support a punty at a furnace.
- (figuratively) An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
- A skyscraper.
- A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
- (business) Each of a set of information technology concerns within a business, which are treated separately so that they can be handled by different providers.
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
verb
noun
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- The process of constructing.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
- the act of constructing something
noun
- a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
- The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.
- A portico; a covered walk.
- (architecture) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
noun
- (architecture) A neckmould.
- A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons.
- (slang) Making out; kissing profusely, especially on the neck.
- (slang) Chugging beer.
- affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- the molding at the top of a column
verb
noun
- an ornamental facade
- (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- front illustration facing the title page of a book
- (architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
- (publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
verb
noun
- (architecture) A foil.
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoiling (“the action of sustained hydrodynamic lift on hydrofoils lifting the vessel hull lifted out of the water, for sustained motion across water”).
- The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
- (hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
- an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
verb
noun
adj
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
- of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
- meeting front to front
- belonging to the front part
- of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
noun
- an ornamental coating to a building
- The most external portion of exterior siding.
- a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- providing something with a surface of a different material
- a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
- (military, usually in the plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
- (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
- (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
- (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
adj
verb
noun
- an ornamental coating to a building
- coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
- An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.
- A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
verb
noun
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
- A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- (heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone.
- (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- the center of a cambered road
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
verb
- (transitive) To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
- (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
- (transitive) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- (transitive) To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
- reach a high point
- lie at the top of
noun
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- (usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
verb
noun
- An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
- An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.
- A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
- a barrier against explosives
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
noun
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
- An ornamentation.
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- a display of ornamental speech or language
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- the act of waving
- a showy gesture
verb
- (intransitive) To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- grow vigorously
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- move or swing back and forth
noun
- (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
- informal terms for a human head
- floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- (architecture) A storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated.
- (slang) A person's head or brain.
noun
- A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
- A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
- (automotive) A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
- a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
noun
- A decorative border.
- (botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
- (by extension) A border or edging.
- (UK) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
- (golf) The area around the green
- Non-mainstream theatre.
- (also attributive) Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.
- The periphery of an area, especially a town or city.
- A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.
- (television, radio) A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
- (Australia) Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
- (also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
- (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
- a social group holding marginal or extreme views
- one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
- a part of the city far removed from the center
- the outside boundary or surface of something
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
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- (architecture) A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
- (algebra, ring theory) The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
- (architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
- (group theory) The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.
- a plain plinth that supports a wall
noun
- a structure that has been erected
- an erect penis
- the act of building or putting up
- (countable) A penis or clitoris that is erect.
- (uncountable or countable, ecclesiastical) Formal approval and official establishment of an institution such as a society or a monastery by higher church authorities.
- (uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
- (uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
- (uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.
- (countable) Anything erected or built.
noun
- A work made of stucco; stuccowork.
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat exterior walls or to make exterior mouldings.
- a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
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- An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
- The activity of getting dressed.
- (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
- (Maine) Manure that's applied to one's garden.
- The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
- (cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
- Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
- the act of applying a bandage
- a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
- a cloth covering for a wound or sore
- processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
- savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
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- (architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
- the face or front of a building
- (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
- (programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
- (figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
noun
- A defensive wall or rampart.
- A defense or safeguard.
- (figurative) Any means of defence or security.
- A breakwater.
- (nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
- a fencelike structure around a deck
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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- the face or front of a building
- the extent of land abutting on a street or water
- the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
- a front: a public and perhaps false face or façade to some hidden, covert reality.
- The front part generally.
- The length of a property along a street.
- (informal) A woman's breasts.
- The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
- Property or territory adjacent to a body of water.
- The land between a property and the street.
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- a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- (architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
- the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
- protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- The upper part of a cavity.
- The top external level of a building.
- (climbing) An overhanging rock wall.
- (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
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- the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
- the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
- (architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
- (sports, informal) Last place in a sports conference's standings.
- (geology) A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
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- A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top.
- A very tall open-framed structure on which communications devices are installed.
- A control tower.
- One who tows.
- (historical) A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
- (cartomancy) The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
- (collective) A group of giraffes.
- (cartomancy) The sixteenth named (trump or Major Arcana) card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- (figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
- (glassblowing) A metal stand used as a pivot to support a punty at a furnace.
- (figuratively) An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
- A skyscraper.
- A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
- (business) Each of a set of information technology concerns within a business, which are treated separately so that they can be handled by different providers.
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
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- A building, model or some other structure.
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- The process of constructing.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
- the act of constructing something
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- a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
- The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.
- A portico; a covered walk.
- (architecture) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
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- (architecture) A neckmould.
- A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons.
- (slang) Making out; kissing profusely, especially on the neck.
- (slang) Chugging beer.
- affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- the molding at the top of a column
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- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
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- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
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- an ornamental coating to a building
- coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
- An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.
- A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.