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adj
- Barely there; almost imperceptible.
- Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
- (mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
- (botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.
- (electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
- Disappearing, vanishing.
- tending to vanish like vapor
verb
- To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
- To take a look at; to check out.
- To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- (video games, especially first-person shooters) To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
noun
adj
adv
noun
prep_phrase
noun
- A trace, or slight indication.
- The imagining of something without evidence.
- The condition of being suspected.
- Uncertainty, doubt.
- The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
- an impression that something might be the case
- the state of being suspected
- doubt about someone's honesty
- being of a suspicious nature
verb
noun
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
verb
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
adj
noun
- Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
- (bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Short for phantom power
- A ghost or apparition.
- (medicine, imaging) A test object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue.
- something existing in perception only
- a ghostly appearing figure
noun
- a slight indication
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
- (crosswording) The text that indicates an answer in a crossword puzzle.
- An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
- Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
verb
noun
- a slight indication
- a just detectable amount
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
verb
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
adj
noun
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
noun
- A faint representation; an adumbration.
- (computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
- (espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
- The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
- The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
- (education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
- the act of following someone secretly
verb
noun
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
noun
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
prefix
- Quasi or partial.
- (anatomy) Referring to the mesentery.
- (anatomy) Mesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body.
- The middle of a time period, or medium in duration.
- Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis.
- Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
- Moderate, medium in quantity.
- (chemistry) Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member.
- Medium in size.
- Middle or centre in location/position.
- Normal, average, or typical.
- Between.
- (dentistry) The forward side of a tooth.
adj
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- purely outward or superficial
noun
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
verb
- (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
- (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- (transitive) To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
- A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) A sandpiper or other small wader.
- A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- A feeble utterance or complaint.
- Alternative letter-case form of Peep
- (British, slang) A person.
- A peepshow.
- The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- a secret look
- the short weak cry of a young bird
verb
- To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
- To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To see, uncover.
- (intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
- (transitive, slang) To take a look at; check out.
- appear as though from hiding
- look furtively
- make high-pitched sounds
- cause to come into view
- speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
noun
- An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
- A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
- A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
- (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- an appearance of reflected light
- a flash of light (especially reflected light)
verb
- (figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
- To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- (transitive) Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine.
- to shine with faint or brief light
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
noun
- (figuratively) A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace.
- (pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.
- A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge.
- A material essence thought to be capable of extraction from a substance.
- (heraldry) A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
- An immaterial substance or spiritual principle which was thought capable of being instilled into physical things; also, the essence or spirit of something.
- (by extension, humorous) A (small) alcoholic drink.
- (chemistry) The part of a substance thought to be essential, finer, and/or more volatile, which could be extracted in a solution; also, the process of obtaining this.
- (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
- a substance that colors or dyes
- an indication that something has been present
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
- (chiefly in past participle form) To colour or stain (something) with, or as if with, a dye or pigment.
- (pharmacy) To dissolve (a substance) in ethanol or some other solvent to produce a medicinal tincture.
- (figuratively, chiefly in past participle form) Followed by with: to add to or impregnate (something) with (a slight amount of) an abstract or (obsolete) physical quality; to imbue, to taint, to tinge.
- (intransitive, rare) To have a taint or tinge of some quality.
- stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color
- fill, as with a certain quality
noun
verb
- catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- (figurative) To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
- To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
- Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
- (rare) Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
- To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
noun
- A slight speck.
- A tap or light touch.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- (ornithology) A whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- a metallic tapping sound
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- a light mattress
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- (transitive) To give tick; to trust.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- sew
adj
noun
adj
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
- Slight; minimal.
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
- lacking strength or vigor
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
noun
- A subtle allusion.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- The smallest possible amount.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
prefix
noun
- A trace, or slight indication.
- The imagining of something without evidence.
- The condition of being suspected.
- Uncertainty, doubt.
- The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
- an impression that something might be the case
- the state of being suspected
- doubt about someone's honesty
- being of a suspicious nature
verb
noun
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
verb
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
noun
- a slight indication
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
- (crosswording) The text that indicates an answer in a crossword puzzle.
- An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
- Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
verb
noun
- a slight indication
- a just detectable amount
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
verb
intj
noun
- A faint representation; an adumbration.
- (computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
- (espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
- The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
- The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
- (education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
- the act of following someone secretly
verb
noun
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
noun
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
verb
- (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
- (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- (transitive) To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
- A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) A sandpiper or other small wader.
- A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- A feeble utterance or complaint.
- Alternative letter-case form of Peep
- (British, slang) A person.
- A peepshow.
- The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- a secret look
- the short weak cry of a young bird
verb
- To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
- To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To see, uncover.
- (intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
- (transitive, slang) To take a look at; check out.
- appear as though from hiding
- look furtively
- make high-pitched sounds
- cause to come into view
- speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
noun
- An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
- A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
- A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
- (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- an appearance of reflected light
- a flash of light (especially reflected light)
verb
- (figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
- To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- (transitive) Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine.
- to shine with faint or brief light
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
noun
- (figuratively) A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace.
- (pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.
- A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge.
- A material essence thought to be capable of extraction from a substance.
- (heraldry) A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
- An immaterial substance or spiritual principle which was thought capable of being instilled into physical things; also, the essence or spirit of something.
- (by extension, humorous) A (small) alcoholic drink.
- (chemistry) The part of a substance thought to be essential, finer, and/or more volatile, which could be extracted in a solution; also, the process of obtaining this.
- (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
- a substance that colors or dyes
- an indication that something has been present
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
- (chiefly in past participle form) To colour or stain (something) with, or as if with, a dye or pigment.
- (pharmacy) To dissolve (a substance) in ethanol or some other solvent to produce a medicinal tincture.
- (figuratively, chiefly in past participle form) Followed by with: to add to or impregnate (something) with (a slight amount of) an abstract or (obsolete) physical quality; to imbue, to taint, to tinge.
- (intransitive, rare) To have a taint or tinge of some quality.
- stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color
- fill, as with a certain quality
noun
verb
- catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- (figurative) To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
- To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
- Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
- (rare) Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
- To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
noun
- A slight speck.
- A tap or light touch.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- (ornithology) A whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- a metallic tapping sound
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- a light mattress
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- (transitive) To give tick; to trust.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- sew
adj
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- purely outward or superficial
noun
noun
- A subtle allusion.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- The smallest possible amount.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
verb
- To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
- To take a look at; to check out.
- To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- (video games, especially first-person shooters) To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
adj
noun
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
noun
- An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
- A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
- A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
- (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- an appearance of reflected light
- a flash of light (especially reflected light)
verb
- (figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
- To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- (transitive) Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine.
- to shine with faint or brief light
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
adj
- Barely there; almost imperceptible.
- Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
- (mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
- (botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.
- (electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
- Disappearing, vanishing.
- tending to vanish like vapor
adj
adv
noun
adj
noun
- Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
- (bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Short for phantom power
- A ghost or apparition.
- (medicine, imaging) A test object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue.
- something existing in perception only
- a ghostly appearing figure
adj
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- purely outward or superficial
noun
adj
noun
adj
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
- Slight; minimal.
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
- lacking strength or vigor
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain