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noun
verb
- (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
- (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
- (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
- challenge
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- to be courageous enough to try or do something
noun
- the quality of being bold and enterprising
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- a natural disposition to be hostile
- (uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
- (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
noun
- Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
- (law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
- (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
- The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
- Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
- (theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
- The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
- a statement intended to inspire confidence
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a British term for some kinds of insurance
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
noun
- Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
- Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.
- Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness. (of a plant)
- the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
noun
- Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.
- (in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.
- Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.
- (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.
- (in the plural) One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche.
- (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.
- (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- the courage to carry on
- impudent aggressiveness
- any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
verb
- (transitive, informal) To perform a neurectomy on (someone or something).
- (transitive) To give courage.
- (transitive, informal, rare) To get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).
- (intransitive, informal, rare) To be nervous.
- (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
adj
noun
verb
adj
- fearless and daring
- Courageous, daring.
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
- clear and distinct
- Visually striking; conspicuous.
- Steep or abrupt.
- (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
- (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- (Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
- Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- (wine, of alcoholic beverages) Full-bodied.
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Boldly creative, inventive, or original; skilful, talented; also, recklessly daring; audacious.
- Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.
- Of a Romantic literary hero: defying traditional moral categories; rebelling against a larger order; persecuted but dauntless.
- (rare) Of or pertaining to the promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea).
noun
- One with the qualities of Prometheus, or who acts in a Promethean manner (audaciously, creatively, etc.).
- (also attributive, historical) A kind of lucifer match consisting of a glass tube containing sulfuric acid coated on the outside with a flammable mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar and wrapped in paper rolls; the match was lit by crushing the tube with pliers, causing the acid to react with and ignite the flammable components. This type of match was superseded by the friction match which was lit by rubbing against a rough surface.
noun
- Boldness; impudence.
- (countable and uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
- (uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
- (countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
- A bronze medal; third place.
- an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- a sculpture made of bronze
adj
verb
- (transitive) To plate with bronze.
- (transitive) To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
- (transitive) To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
- (intransitive, of the skin) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- (intransitive) To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal.
- get a tan, from wind or sun
- give the color and appearance of bronze to something
noun
noun
- (uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
- The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
- (countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
- the part of the face above the eyes
noun
- a fierce or audacious person
- large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
- Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
- A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
- Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
- (inexact) A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.
- (inexact) A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in subfamily †Machairodontinae).
- A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
- (heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
- A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
- A tiger beetle.
- (US, slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
- (figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
- (South Africa, dated but still used) A leopard.
- A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
- A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.
- A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
adj
- Bold, daring, and tough.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Not worth it.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- (informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
- (preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
- Of low quality.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Inaccurate; incorrect
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- capable of harming
- reproduced fraudulently
- serious or severe
- nonstandard
- not financially safe or secure
- not capable of being collected
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- below average in quality or performance
- physically unsound or diseased
adv
intj
noun
verb
adj
noun
noun
- An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
- (uncountable) Active participation in projects.
- A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
- (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
- a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- an organization created for business ventures
verb
noun
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (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.
- (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
verb
- (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.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- 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
verb
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- reflect brightly
- fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- give off
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- (astronomy) Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
- (intransitive) To dazzle or to impress.
- (nuclear physics) Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
verb
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- reflect brightly
- emit or produce sparks
- (transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- (intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
- (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
- (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
- (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
- (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
- (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
- challenge
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- to be courageous enough to try or do something
noun
- the quality of being bold and enterprising
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- a natural disposition to be hostile
- (uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
- (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
noun
- Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
- (law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
- (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
- The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
- Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
- (theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
- The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
- a statement intended to inspire confidence
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a British term for some kinds of insurance
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
noun
- Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
- Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.
- Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness. (of a plant)
- the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
noun
- Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.
- (in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.
- Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.
- (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.
- (in the plural) One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche.
- (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.
- (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- the courage to carry on
- impudent aggressiveness
- any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
verb
- (transitive, informal) To perform a neurectomy on (someone or something).
- (transitive) To give courage.
- (transitive, informal, rare) To get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).
- (intransitive, informal, rare) To be nervous.
- (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
adj
noun
verb
noun
- Boldness; impudence.
- (countable and uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
- (uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
- (countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
- A bronze medal; third place.
- an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- a sculpture made of bronze
adj
verb
- (transitive) To plate with bronze.
- (transitive) To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
- (transitive) To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
- (intransitive, of the skin) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- (intransitive) To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal.
- get a tan, from wind or sun
- give the color and appearance of bronze to something
noun
noun
- (uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
- The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
- (countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
- the part of the face above the eyes
noun
- a fierce or audacious person
- large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
- Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
- A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
- Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
- (inexact) A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.
- (inexact) A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in subfamily †Machairodontinae).
- A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
- (heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
- A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
- A tiger beetle.
- (US, slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
- (figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
- (South Africa, dated but still used) A leopard.
- A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
- A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.
- A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
noun
- An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
- (uncountable) Active participation in projects.
- A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
- (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
- a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- an organization created for business ventures
verb
noun
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (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.
- (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
verb
- (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.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- 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
verb
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- reflect brightly
- fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- give off
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- (astronomy) Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
- (intransitive) To dazzle or to impress.
- (nuclear physics) Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
verb
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- reflect brightly
- emit or produce sparks
- (transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- (intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
- (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
- (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
- (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- fearless and daring
- Courageous, daring.
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
- clear and distinct
- Visually striking; conspicuous.
- Steep or abrupt.
- (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
- (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- (Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
- Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- (wine, of alcoholic beverages) Full-bodied.
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Boldly creative, inventive, or original; skilful, talented; also, recklessly daring; audacious.
- Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.
- Of a Romantic literary hero: defying traditional moral categories; rebelling against a larger order; persecuted but dauntless.
- (rare) Of or pertaining to the promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea).
noun
- One with the qualities of Prometheus, or who acts in a Promethean manner (audaciously, creatively, etc.).
- (also attributive, historical) A kind of lucifer match consisting of a glass tube containing sulfuric acid coated on the outside with a flammable mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar and wrapped in paper rolls; the match was lit by crushing the tube with pliers, causing the acid to react with and ignite the flammable components. This type of match was superseded by the friction match which was lit by rubbing against a rough surface.
adj
- Bold, daring, and tough.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Not worth it.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- (informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
- (preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
- Of low quality.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Inaccurate; incorrect
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- capable of harming
- reproduced fraudulently
- serious or severe
- nonstandard
- not financially safe or secure
- not capable of being collected
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- below average in quality or performance
- physically unsound or diseased