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verb
noun
verb
- improve in health
- to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- travel across or pass over
- (slang, intransitive, transitive) To use a drug one is addicted to; to provide an addict with a dose.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
- (slang, intransitive) To impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful.
- (rugby) To score a try.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To recover (from).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To successfully communicate; to get across.
- (slang, transitive) To manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense.
- (professional wrestling slang) To establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To overcome.
- (slang, intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To have sex.
adj
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
- relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
- incapable of absorbing or mixing with
- impervious to being affected
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
- (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
- Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
noun
adj
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- showing the capacity for endurance
- Tending to withstand or survive.
- Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
noun
noun
- The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
- (psychiatry, education, mental health) Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills.
- (ironic) Busy work.
- therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
adj
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
noun
- a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
- any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
- (philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
- (psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
- (history) The theory that the Holocaust was the result of a gradual escalation of decisions and procedures at the operational level (approved but not necessarily preconceived by Hitler).
- (architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
- (linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics.
- (social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
noun
- (ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
- (cartography) A polygon representing the shape of an item.
- Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- (figurative, in the plural) What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.
- The surface space occupied by a structure.
- A company's geographic market presence.
- (computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
- The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- Space required by a piece of equipment.
- (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
- A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
- the area taken up by some object
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
noun
- the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- the act of tolerating something
- willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
- (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
- (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
verb
noun
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
verb
adj
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
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adj
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adj
noun
verb
adj
- being concerned with the social and physical environment
- at ease in talking to others
- not introspective; examining what is outside yourself
- (informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
- (medicine) Synonym of inside-out.
- Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
verb
verb
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- (countable, chiefly in the plural, horse racing) The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
- (countable) A helper; an assistant.
- (countable, British) An exchequer loan.
- (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
- (countable) Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”).
- (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
- (countable, British) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
verb
- improve the condition of
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
intj
noun
- the result of improving something
- developing in intricate and painstaking detail
- a discussion that provides additional information
- addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
- marked by elaborately complex detail
- (electronics) The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.
- (psychology) The level of processing of a message or argument.
- The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order
- The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.
noun
- the result of improving something
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- (software engineering) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- A fine or subtle distinction.
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A luxury.
noun
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- Something which is improved
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- the act of improving something
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- a change for the better; progress in development
verb
- To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
- (often passive voice) Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
- Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
- (figurative) To gloat at; to revel in.
- To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2 sense 1).
- (figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
- (chiefly nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2 sense 2.2).
- (figurative) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
- secure with battens
- furnish with battens
noun
- (carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
- (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
- (weaving) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
- A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater), one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
- a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
adj
- Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
- Old.
- (chiefly non-US) Having the age of.
- having attained a specific age; (‘aged’ is pronounced as one syllable)
- of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (‘aged’ pronounced as one syllable)
- at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
- (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process
- advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)
noun
verb
noun
- (psychology) The theory that the human ageing process is delayed, and the quality of life enhanced, in people who stay active and maintain social interactions.
- A line of eclectic social science theories and research with its roots in a Soviet theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s, seeking to understand human activities as systemic and socially situated phenomena and to go beyond paradigms of reflexology and classical conditioning.
noun
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
- (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
- (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
- (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
noun
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the act of adjusting something to match a standard
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
- The settling or balancing of a financial account.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.
- The action of adjusting something.
noun
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- a journey usually by ship
- a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
- a short section of a musical composition
- a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- the act of passing something to another person
- (bacteriology, virology) Serial passage.
- (nautical) A strait or other narrow waterway.
- (caving) An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
- An incident or episode.
- A passageway or corridor.
- The act of passing; movement across or through.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- (art) The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- The advance of time.
- (euphemistic) The vagina.
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- (dressage) A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- Part of a path or journey.
- (dice games, historical) A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
- The right to pass from one place to another.
adj
verb
noun
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the end of something
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- the motion of one object relative to another
- euphemistic expressions for death
- A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
- (sociology) The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.
- (sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
- Death, dying; the end of something.
- The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
- (law) The act of approving a bill etc.
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verb
noun
- Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
- The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- Cleanliness.
- (computing, slang, of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
- the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
- a condition promoting sanitary practices
noun
verb
- (transitive) To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
- (intransitive) To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
- (transitive) To reload a gun with ammunition.
- To attack again or anew.
- To charge or accuse in return.
- (transitive) To request payment again from.
- (transitive) To add or restore water to an aquifer.
- charge anew
- load anew
noun
- The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
- (psychiatry, education, mental health) Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills.
- (ironic) Busy work.
- therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
noun
- a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
- any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
- (philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
- (psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
- (history) The theory that the Holocaust was the result of a gradual escalation of decisions and procedures at the operational level (approved but not necessarily preconceived by Hitler).
- (architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
- (linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics.
- (social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
noun
- (ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
- (cartography) A polygon representing the shape of an item.
- Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- (figurative, in the plural) What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.
- The surface space occupied by a structure.
- A company's geographic market presence.
- (computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
- The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- Space required by a piece of equipment.
- (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
- A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
- the area taken up by some object
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
noun
- the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- the act of tolerating something
- willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
- (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
- (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
verb
noun
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
verb
noun
name
noun
- the result of improving something
- developing in intricate and painstaking detail
- a discussion that provides additional information
- addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
- marked by elaborately complex detail
- (electronics) The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.
- (psychology) The level of processing of a message or argument.
- The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order
- The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.
noun
- the result of improving something
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- (software engineering) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- A fine or subtle distinction.
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A luxury.
noun
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- Something which is improved
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- the act of improving something
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- a change for the better; progress in development
noun
- (psychology) The theory that the human ageing process is delayed, and the quality of life enhanced, in people who stay active and maintain social interactions.
- A line of eclectic social science theories and research with its roots in a Soviet theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s, seeking to understand human activities as systemic and socially situated phenomena and to go beyond paradigms of reflexology and classical conditioning.
noun
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
- (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
- (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
- (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
noun
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the act of adjusting something to match a standard
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
- The settling or balancing of a financial account.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.
- The action of adjusting something.
noun
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- a journey usually by ship
- a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
- a short section of a musical composition
- a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- the act of passing something to another person
- (bacteriology, virology) Serial passage.
- (nautical) A strait or other narrow waterway.
- (caving) An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
- An incident or episode.
- A passageway or corridor.
- The act of passing; movement across or through.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- (art) The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- The advance of time.
- (euphemistic) The vagina.
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- (dressage) A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- Part of a path or journey.
- (dice games, historical) A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
- The right to pass from one place to another.
adj
verb
noun
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the end of something
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- the motion of one object relative to another
- euphemistic expressions for death
- A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
- (sociology) The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.
- (sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
- Death, dying; the end of something.
- The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
- (law) The act of approving a bill etc.
adj
adv
verb
noun
- Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
- The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- Cleanliness.
- (computing, slang, of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
- the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
- a condition promoting sanitary practices
noun
verb
- (transitive) To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
- (intransitive) To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
- (transitive) To reload a gun with ammunition.
- To attack again or anew.
- To charge or accuse in return.
- (transitive) To request payment again from.
- (transitive) To add or restore water to an aquifer.
- charge anew
- load anew
verb
noun
verb
- improve in health
- to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- travel across or pass over
- (slang, intransitive, transitive) To use a drug one is addicted to; to provide an addict with a dose.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
- (slang, intransitive) To impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful.
- (rugby) To score a try.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To recover (from).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To successfully communicate; to get across.
- (slang, transitive) To manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense.
- (professional wrestling slang) To establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To overcome.
- (slang, intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To have sex.
verb
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- (countable, chiefly in the plural, horse racing) The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
- (countable) A helper; an assistant.
- (countable, British) An exchequer loan.
- (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
- (countable) Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”).
- (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
- (countable, British) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
verb
- improve the condition of
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
intj
verb
- To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
- (often passive voice) Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
- Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
- (figurative) To gloat at; to revel in.
- To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2 sense 1).
- (figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
- (chiefly nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2 sense 2.2).
- (figurative) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
- secure with battens
- furnish with battens
noun
- (carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
- (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
- (weaving) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
- A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater), one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
- a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
adj
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
- relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
- incapable of absorbing or mixing with
- impervious to being affected
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
- (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
- Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
noun
adj
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- showing the capacity for endurance
- Tending to withstand or survive.
- Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
noun
adj
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
adj
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
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noun
verb
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noun
verb
adj
- being concerned with the social and physical environment
- at ease in talking to others
- not introspective; examining what is outside yourself
- (informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
- (medicine) Synonym of inside-out.
- Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
verb
adj
- Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
- Old.
- (chiefly non-US) Having the age of.
- having attained a specific age; (‘aged’ is pronounced as one syllable)
- of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (‘aged’ pronounced as one syllable)
- at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
- (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process
- advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)