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prep_phrase
adj
- Signifying something; carrying meaning.
- (statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
- Reasonably large in number or amount.
- Having a covert or hidden meaning.
- Having a noticeable or major effect.
- (mathematics) Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.
- of considerable importance, size, or worth
- too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
- rich in significance or implication
- important in effect or meaning
noun
adv
- By what means.
- With what meaning or effect.
- (interrogative, degree) To what degree or extent.
- At what price, for what amount (of money).
- By what title or what name.
- (exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.
- In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.
- (relative, nonstandard, modifying a word like way or manner) In which.
- (fused relative) In the manner in which.
- With overtones of why, for what reason.
- (fused relative) In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.
- (interrogative) In what state or condition.
- (interrogative) In what manner:
conj
intj
noun
verb
- To mean, signify, imply.
- To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
- To manage to gain access to.
- To begin working on or dealing with.
- (slang, US) To contact someone.
- (slang, UK) To tease (someone).
- To understand or ascertain by investigation.
- To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reach or gain access to
- influence by corruption
verb
noun
- (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
- A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
- A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
- A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
- (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
- (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
noun
- (rhetoric) A simile.
- That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
- (phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
- An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
- (grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
- The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
- qualities that are comparable
- the act of examining resemblances
- relation based on similarities and differences
prep
adv
conj
- (law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
- Varying through time in the same proportion that.
- Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)
- Expressing concession: though.
- At the same instant or moment that: when.
- At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
- In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
- Being that, considering that, because, since.
- Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to
- Used after so or as to introduce a comparison.
noun
noun
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To allude to something.
- (ambitransitive) To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates.
- (ambitransitive) To sway, move up and down.
- (intransitive) To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired
- (transitive) To signify by a nod.
- (intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.
- (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
- (transitive, intransitive, soccer) To head; to strike the ball with one's head.
- express or signify by nodding
- lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
- be almost asleep
- sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
- let the head fall forward through drowsiness
noun
- a particular sense
- a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
- a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
- verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
- (astrology) That whether a zodiac sign is cardinal, fixed or mutable
- (semiotics) A particular way in which the information is to be encoded for presentation to humans, i.e. to the type of sign and to the status of reality ascribed to or claimed by a sign, text or genre.
- (logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode.
- (grammar) The inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker.
- (music) The subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes.
- The fact of being modal.
- (law) The quality of being limited by a condition.
- (medicine) A method of diagnosis or therapy.
- (sociology) The way in which infrastructure and knowledge of how to use it give rise to a meaningful pattern of interaction (a concept in Anthony Giddens's structuration theory).
- Any of the senses (such as sight or taste)
- (theology) The organization and structure of the church, as distinct from sodality or parachurch organizations.
noun
- something that serves to indicate or suggest
- something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
- (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
- the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- (rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- (finance) A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
- A discovery made; information.
- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
verb
- (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
- To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
- (figuratively) To represent by an image or look.
- To paint or draw the likeness of.
- make a portrait of
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- assume or act the character of
- portray in words
adj
noun
noun
- (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
- (music) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose position indicates when the wind is exhausted.
- A story or fable that has a moral or message.
- (nautical) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.
- (nautical) A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.
- (nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
- (engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.
- One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
- A bird, the tattler.
- An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
- someone who gossips indiscreetly
adj
noun
- That which represents something else.
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- A theatrical performance.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- a performance of a play
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
adv
- in a literal sense
- (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
- (sometimes proscribed) Used as an intensifier with statements or terms that are in fact meant figuratively and not word for word as stated.
- (colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
- Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
- (colloquial) Used as a general intensifier or dramatiser, sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler.
- Draws attention to a pun or other wordplay involving an idiom.
- With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
adj
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
- Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
- (art) Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
- (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
- consisting of or forming human or animal figures
noun
- Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
- That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
- An act or instance of designating
- Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
- the act of designating or identifying something
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
verb
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- (music) To embellish.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (transitive) To represent in a picture or drawing.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- understand
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- be or play a part of or in
- judge to be probable
noun
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- A shape.
- A number, an amount.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- Any complex dance moveᵂ.
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- A figure of speech.
- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a well-known or notable person
- a decorative or artistic work
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the impression produced by a person
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
phrase
prep_phrase
adv
noun
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- something serving as a sign of something else
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A tally.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
adj
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
verb
adj
noun
- The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- (of a person's actions) Intention.
- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- the idea that is intended
verb
det
intj
noun
particle
verb
noun
- (figuratively) Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
- An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
- The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
- Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
conj
verb
noun
- (rhetoric) A simile.
- That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
- (phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
- An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
- (grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
- The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
- qualities that are comparable
- the act of examining resemblances
- relation based on similarities and differences
noun
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To allude to something.
- (ambitransitive) To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates.
- (ambitransitive) To sway, move up and down.
- (intransitive) To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired
- (transitive) To signify by a nod.
- (intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.
- (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
- (transitive, intransitive, soccer) To head; to strike the ball with one's head.
- express or signify by nodding
- lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
- be almost asleep
- sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
- let the head fall forward through drowsiness
noun
- a particular sense
- a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
- a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
- verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
- (astrology) That whether a zodiac sign is cardinal, fixed or mutable
- (semiotics) A particular way in which the information is to be encoded for presentation to humans, i.e. to the type of sign and to the status of reality ascribed to or claimed by a sign, text or genre.
- (logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode.
- (grammar) The inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker.
- (music) The subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes.
- The fact of being modal.
- (law) The quality of being limited by a condition.
- (medicine) A method of diagnosis or therapy.
- (sociology) The way in which infrastructure and knowledge of how to use it give rise to a meaningful pattern of interaction (a concept in Anthony Giddens's structuration theory).
- Any of the senses (such as sight or taste)
- (theology) The organization and structure of the church, as distinct from sodality or parachurch organizations.
noun
- something that serves to indicate or suggest
- something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
- (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
- the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- (rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- (finance) A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
- A discovery made; information.
- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
noun
- (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
- (music) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose position indicates when the wind is exhausted.
- A story or fable that has a moral or message.
- (nautical) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.
- (nautical) A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.
- (nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
- (engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.
- One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
- A bird, the tattler.
- An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
- someone who gossips indiscreetly
adj
noun
- That which represents something else.
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- A theatrical performance.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- a performance of a play
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
noun
- Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
- That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
- An act or instance of designating
- Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
- the act of designating or identifying something
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- something serving as a sign of something else
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A tally.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
adj
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
verb
adj
noun
- The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- (of a person's actions) Intention.
- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- the idea that is intended
verb
noun
- (figuratively) Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
- An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
- The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
- Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
conj
verb
verb
- To mean, signify, imply.
- To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
- To manage to gain access to.
- To begin working on or dealing with.
- (slang, US) To contact someone.
- (slang, UK) To tease (someone).
- To understand or ascertain by investigation.
- To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reach or gain access to
- influence by corruption
verb
noun
- (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
- A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
- A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
- A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
- (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
- (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
verb
- (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
- To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
- (figuratively) To represent by an image or look.
- To paint or draw the likeness of.
- make a portrait of
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- assume or act the character of
- portray in words
verb
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- (music) To embellish.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (transitive) To represent in a picture or drawing.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- understand
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- be or play a part of or in
- judge to be probable
noun
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- A shape.
- A number, an amount.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- Any complex dance moveᵂ.
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- A figure of speech.
- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a well-known or notable person
- a decorative or artistic work
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the impression produced by a person
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
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verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To allude to something.
- (ambitransitive) To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates.
- (ambitransitive) To sway, move up and down.
- (intransitive) To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired
- (transitive) To signify by a nod.
- (intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.
- (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
- (transitive, intransitive, soccer) To head; to strike the ball with one's head.
- express or signify by nodding
- lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
- be almost asleep
- sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
- let the head fall forward through drowsiness
adv
- By what means.
- With what meaning or effect.
- (interrogative, degree) To what degree or extent.
- At what price, for what amount (of money).
- By what title or what name.
- (exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.
- In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.
- (relative, nonstandard, modifying a word like way or manner) In which.
- (fused relative) In the manner in which.
- With overtones of why, for what reason.
- (fused relative) In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.
- (interrogative) In what state or condition.
- (interrogative) In what manner:
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intj
noun
adv
- in a literal sense
- (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
- (sometimes proscribed) Used as an intensifier with statements or terms that are in fact meant figuratively and not word for word as stated.
- (colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
- Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
- (colloquial) Used as a general intensifier or dramatiser, sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler.
- Draws attention to a pun or other wordplay involving an idiom.
- With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
adj
- Signifying something; carrying meaning.
- (statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
- Reasonably large in number or amount.
- Having a covert or hidden meaning.
- Having a noticeable or major effect.
- (mathematics) Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.
- of considerable importance, size, or worth
- too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
- rich in significance or implication
- important in effect or meaning
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adj
noun
adj
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
- Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
- (art) Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
- (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
- consisting of or forming human or animal figures
adj
noun
- The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- (of a person's actions) Intention.
- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- the idea that is intended