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noun
- The string of text thus substituted.
- (geometry) Stretching of geometric objects with flat sides.
- (algebra) The rewriting of an expression as a longer but equivalent sum of terms.
- The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
- (steam engines) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
- (building) A new addition.
- An act, process, or instance of expanding.
- (economics) An increase in the market value of an economy over time.
- The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience.
- That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
- A product to be used with a previous product.
- (video games) Ellipsis of expansion pack.
- a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
- a discussion that provides additional information
- adding information or detail
- the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
noun
- A substitution.
- (marketing) A product category that is used to complete a range or variety of a product line.
- A temporary replacement for another, especially at a job.
- (music) A musical embellishment (usually percussion) that is added to connect musical phrases.
- Something added to increase the size of something; padding or filler.
- Something added to fill a gap.
- (mathematics) An intermediate result that must be stored temporarily during the course of a sparse matrix computation.
- A question or puzzle in which one is expected to fill in a missing part of something.
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
verb
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- make an alteration to
- remove the ovaries of
- (intransitive) To become different.
- (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- (transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
noun
verb
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- falsify knowingly
- prove false
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
- To counterfeit; to forge.
- (sciences, otherwise archaic) To prove to be false.
- (accounting) To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
- To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- To misrepresent.
verb
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- estimate the value of something based on known values
- (transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
- (mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.
- (computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
noun
- complete change in character or condition
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
- act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
- (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
- (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
- (mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
- One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
noun
verb
noun
- (programming) The operation of joining multiple character strings.
- (programming) A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.
- (uncountable) The application of these series of links.
- (countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- the act of linking together as in a series or chain
- the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
verb
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
noun
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
noun
verb
- To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
- To express the essential nature of something.
- To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
- To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
- To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
- (mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
- give a definition for the meaning of a word
- determine the nature of
- show the form or outline of
- decide upon or fix definitely
- determine the essential quality of
verb
- (transitive) To replace.
- (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
- (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- (intransitive) To become something different.
- (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- (transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- change clothes; put on different clothes
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- give to, and receive from, one another
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
noun
- (uncountable) An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.
- (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
- (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- (countable) A replacement.
- (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- (uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
- a thing that is different
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- the action of changing something
- money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- a different or fresh set of clothes
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- the result of alteration or modification
- the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
noun
- (computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
- (also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
- (phonetics, phonology) A letter or symbol that substitutes for a generic or poorly identified sound, for example capital C for any or some consonant, or capital V for any or some vowel.
- (also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
- (sports, card games) Alternative form of wild card.
verb
noun
- (computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
- (zoology) An extension or protrusion.
- The presentation of a theatrical work.
- The act of producing, making or creating something.
- (programming, uncountable) The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
- The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
- That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
- (Scots law, in the plural) Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
- The act of being produced.
- An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
- The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- (linguistics) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.
- The total amount produced.
- the act or process of producing something
- (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
- the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
- (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
- a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
verb
- (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
- (transitive) To trade or barter.
- (transitive, figurative) To mutually direct at each other.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
- (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- give to, and receive from, one another
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
noun
- (finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
- (usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
- (telephony) A central office.
- A conversation.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
- (biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
- An act of exchanging or trading.
- A place for conducting trading.
- (telephony) The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office.
- (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
noun
- (computing) Alternative form of wildcard (“substituted text character”).
- (card games) A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
- (sports) A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
- (phonetics, phonology) Alternative form of wildcard (“symbol for a generic sound”).
- an unpredictable factor
- a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
noun
- the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
- repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
- a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
- the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
- (linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
- (anatomy) The folding or doubling of a part or organ.
noun
- A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- (music, slang) A hip-hop jam session.
- (slang) The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.
- Someone or something of no importance.
- (music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.
- Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.
- A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name.
- A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:
- Any text character.
- A numeric character.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- a secret method of writing
- a message written in a secret code
- a person of no influence
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
verb
noun
- (slang) A nonsense, trivial text string.
- (Falkland Islands, informal) The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax).
- An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.
- (particle physics) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.
- A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.
- (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
noun
- something substituted for an error
- A substitution for an error or mistake.
- a rebuke for making a mistake
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- treatment of a specific defect
- the act of disciplining
- a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
- (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- The act of correcting.
- A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
verb
- use again in altered form
- make new
- (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To give a new physical look to, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes.
- (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon or take in a new direction.
- (idiomatic) To transfer ownership (or care) of, especially by means of a legal document.
- (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.
verb
- use again in altered form
- give new treads to (a tire)
- (transitive) To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
- (chiefly UK) To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.
- To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
noun
- a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
- A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
- (sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.
- (military, slang) A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.
verb
noun
- Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
- The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
- (in particular, food manufacturing) Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
- Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
- (countable) An instance of reworking.
noun
- A change to the text of a document.
- An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
- (Internet, specifically) A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
- (fashion) A range of products related by theme or purpose.
- (comedy) An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
- (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
- (genetics) An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
verb
- To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
- (transitive) To be the editor of a publication.
- (computing) To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- (comedy) To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
- To change a text, or a document.
- (ergative) To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
- (biology) To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
- prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- cut or eliminate
- cut and assemble the components of
- supervise the publication of
noun
- The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
- (linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.
- (chemistry, especially organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
- A substitute or replacement.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
noun
- A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
- (Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.
- omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
noun
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
adj
- changed in form or character without becoming something else
- having testicles or ovaries removed
- changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
- Having been changed from an original form.
- (of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
noun
verb
verb
- (transitive) To remove the string or strings from.
- To untie.
- (transitive, computing, programming, COBOL) To split (a text string) into smaller strings by separating on a delimiter.
- To remove from a string; to release something that has been strung up or strung together.
- (transitive) To shake the nerves of; to cause anxiety or panic in.
- To defuse or relax.
- remove the strings from
verb
- (ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
- (transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
- (computing, transitive) To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
- (by extension, ironic or humorous, usually imperative) Used to introduce a blunter, actually intended meaning.
- (go) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
- (transitive or intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
- (transitive, Commonwealth, except Scotland) To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
- (at first especially in the black LGBTQ community) To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in a playful, taunting, or insulting way.
- (transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
- simple past and past participle of read
- (transitive, LGBTQ) To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
- (transitive, rail transport) To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).
- (transitive, metonymic) To read a work or works written by the named author.
- (ergative, of text) To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
- (transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
- To consist of certain text.
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- make sense of a language
- be a student of a certain subject
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
- interpret something that is written or printed
- to hear and understand
noun
- (at first especially in the black LGBTQ community) An instance of reading (“calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult”).
- (biochemistry) The identification of a specific sequence of genes in a genome or bases in a nucleic acid string.
- (in combination) Something to be read; a written work.
- A person's interpretation or impression of something.
- A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
- something that is read
noun
- (printing) The page that replaces it.
- (printing) The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.
- (printing) The page thus suppressed.
- (US) A cancellation.
- A control message posted to Usenet that serves to cancel a previously posted message.
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
verb
- (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- (transitive, neologism) To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel culture.
- (slang) To kill.
- (transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
- (transitive, media) To stop production of a programme.
- (transitive) To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.
- (transitive) To offset or equalize something.
- (transitive, mathematics) To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.
- make invalid for use
- make up for
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- remove or make invisible
- declare null and void; make ineffective
noun
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- 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.
- (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
verb
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- thread on or as if on a string
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
noun
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
adj
- Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
- Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
- (technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
- Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
- Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- (technology) Without audio capability.
- Hidden, unseen.
- (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
- Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
- (genetics) Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
- Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
- not made to sound
- expressed without speech
- failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
- having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
- marked by absence of sound
- implied by or inferred from actions or statements
noun
noun
- Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
- The sharing of a segment of track between two rail lines.
- The scheduling of vehicles to operate more than one route, or the selling of tickets for a trip across multiple carriers
- A cloth lining between the outer and inner layers of a garment.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The string of text thus substituted.
- (geometry) Stretching of geometric objects with flat sides.
- (algebra) The rewriting of an expression as a longer but equivalent sum of terms.
- The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
- (steam engines) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
- (building) A new addition.
- An act, process, or instance of expanding.
- (economics) An increase in the market value of an economy over time.
- The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience.
- That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
- A product to be used with a previous product.
- (video games) Ellipsis of expansion pack.
- a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
- a discussion that provides additional information
- adding information or detail
- the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
noun
- A substitution.
- (marketing) A product category that is used to complete a range or variety of a product line.
- A temporary replacement for another, especially at a job.
- (music) A musical embellishment (usually percussion) that is added to connect musical phrases.
- Something added to increase the size of something; padding or filler.
- Something added to fill a gap.
- (mathematics) An intermediate result that must be stored temporarily during the course of a sparse matrix computation.
- A question or puzzle in which one is expected to fill in a missing part of something.
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
noun
- complete change in character or condition
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
- act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
- (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
- (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
- (mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
- One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
noun
verb
noun
- (programming) The operation of joining multiple character strings.
- (programming) A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.
- (uncountable) The application of these series of links.
- (countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- the act of linking together as in a series or chain
- the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
noun
verb
- To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
- To express the essential nature of something.
- To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
- To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
- To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
- (mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
- give a definition for the meaning of a word
- determine the nature of
- show the form or outline of
- decide upon or fix definitely
- determine the essential quality of
noun
- (computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
- (also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
- (phonetics, phonology) A letter or symbol that substitutes for a generic or poorly identified sound, for example capital C for any or some consonant, or capital V for any or some vowel.
- (also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
- (sports, card games) Alternative form of wild card.
verb
noun
- (computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
- (zoology) An extension or protrusion.
- The presentation of a theatrical work.
- The act of producing, making or creating something.
- (programming, uncountable) The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
- The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
- That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
- (Scots law, in the plural) Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
- The act of being produced.
- An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
- The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- (linguistics) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.
- The total amount produced.
- the act or process of producing something
- (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
- the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
- (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
- a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
noun
- (computing) Alternative form of wildcard (“substituted text character”).
- (card games) A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
- (sports) A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
- (phonetics, phonology) Alternative form of wildcard (“symbol for a generic sound”).
- an unpredictable factor
- a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
noun
- the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
- repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
- a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
- the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
- (linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
- (anatomy) The folding or doubling of a part or organ.
noun
- A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- (music, slang) A hip-hop jam session.
- (slang) The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.
- Someone or something of no importance.
- (music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.
- Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.
- A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name.
- A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:
- Any text character.
- A numeric character.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- a secret method of writing
- a message written in a secret code
- a person of no influence
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
verb
noun
- (slang) A nonsense, trivial text string.
- (Falkland Islands, informal) The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax).
- An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.
- (particle physics) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.
- A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.
- (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
noun
- something substituted for an error
- A substitution for an error or mistake.
- a rebuke for making a mistake
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- treatment of a specific defect
- the act of disciplining
- a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
- (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- The act of correcting.
- A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
noun
- A change to the text of a document.
- An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
- (Internet, specifically) A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
- (fashion) A range of products related by theme or purpose.
- (comedy) An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
- (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
- (genetics) An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
verb
- To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
- (transitive) To be the editor of a publication.
- (computing) To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- (comedy) To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
- To change a text, or a document.
- (ergative) To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
- (biology) To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
- prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- cut or eliminate
- cut and assemble the components of
- supervise the publication of
noun
- The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
- (linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.
- (chemistry, especially organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
- A substitute or replacement.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
noun
- A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
- (Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.
- omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
noun
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
noun
- (printing) The page that replaces it.
- (printing) The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.
- (printing) The page thus suppressed.
- (US) A cancellation.
- A control message posted to Usenet that serves to cancel a previously posted message.
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
verb
- (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- (transitive, neologism) To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel culture.
- (slang) To kill.
- (transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
- (transitive, media) To stop production of a programme.
- (transitive) To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.
- (transitive) To offset or equalize something.
- (transitive, mathematics) To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.
- make invalid for use
- make up for
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- remove or make invisible
- declare null and void; make ineffective
noun
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- 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.
- (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
verb
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
noun
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
noun
- Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
- The sharing of a segment of track between two rail lines.
- The scheduling of vehicles to operate more than one route, or the selling of tickets for a trip across multiple carriers
- A cloth lining between the outer and inner layers of a garment.
verb
noun
verb
verb
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- make an alteration to
- remove the ovaries of
- (intransitive) To become different.
- (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- (transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
noun
verb
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- falsify knowingly
- prove false
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
- To counterfeit; to forge.
- (sciences, otherwise archaic) To prove to be false.
- (accounting) To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
- To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- To misrepresent.
verb
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- estimate the value of something based on known values
- (transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
- (mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.
- (computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
verb
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
noun
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
verb
- (transitive) To replace.
- (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
- (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- (intransitive) To become something different.
- (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- (transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- change clothes; put on different clothes
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- give to, and receive from, one another
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
noun
- (uncountable) An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.
- (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
- (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- (countable) A replacement.
- (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- (uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
- a thing that is different
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- the action of changing something
- money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- a different or fresh set of clothes
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- the result of alteration or modification
- the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
verb
- (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
- (transitive) To trade or barter.
- (transitive, figurative) To mutually direct at each other.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
- (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- give to, and receive from, one another
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
noun
- (finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
- (usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
- (telephony) A central office.
- A conversation.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
- (biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
- An act of exchanging or trading.
- A place for conducting trading.
- (telephony) The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office.
- (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
verb
- use again in altered form
- make new
- (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To give a new physical look to, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes.
- (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon or take in a new direction.
- (idiomatic) To transfer ownership (or care) of, especially by means of a legal document.
- (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.
verb
- use again in altered form
- give new treads to (a tire)
- (transitive) To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
- (chiefly UK) To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.
- To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
noun
- a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
- A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
- (sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.
- (military, slang) A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.
verb
noun
- Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
- The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
- (in particular, food manufacturing) Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
- Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
- (countable) An instance of reworking.
verb
- (transitive) To remove the string or strings from.
- To untie.
- (transitive, computing, programming, COBOL) To split (a text string) into smaller strings by separating on a delimiter.
- To remove from a string; to release something that has been strung up or strung together.
- (transitive) To shake the nerves of; to cause anxiety or panic in.
- To defuse or relax.
- remove the strings from
verb
- (ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
- (transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
- (computing, transitive) To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
- (by extension, ironic or humorous, usually imperative) Used to introduce a blunter, actually intended meaning.
- (go) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
- (transitive or intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
- (transitive, Commonwealth, except Scotland) To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
- (at first especially in the black LGBTQ community) To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in a playful, taunting, or insulting way.
- (transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
- simple past and past participle of read
- (transitive, LGBTQ) To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
- (transitive, rail transport) To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).
- (transitive, metonymic) To read a work or works written by the named author.
- (ergative, of text) To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
- (transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
- To consist of certain text.
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- make sense of a language
- be a student of a certain subject
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
- interpret something that is written or printed
- to hear and understand
noun
- (at first especially in the black LGBTQ community) An instance of reading (“calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult”).
- (biochemistry) The identification of a specific sequence of genes in a genome or bases in a nucleic acid string.
- (in combination) Something to be read; a written work.
- A person's interpretation or impression of something.
- A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
- something that is read
verb
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- thread on or as if on a string
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
noun
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
adj
- changed in form or character without becoming something else
- having testicles or ovaries removed
- changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
- Having been changed from an original form.
- (of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
noun
verb
adj
- Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
- Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
- (technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
- Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
- Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- (technology) Without audio capability.
- Hidden, unseen.
- (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
- Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
- (genetics) Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
- Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
- not made to sound
- expressed without speech
- failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
- having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
- marked by absence of sound
- implied by or inferred from actions or statements