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verb
- To write.
- To record, as a scribe.
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- (informal) A journalist.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- informal terms for journalists
verb
- To write (something).
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- (banking, commerce) Of money as deposit, to pay.
- (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
- (UK, Ireland) To make prices, or taxes, lower.
- (slang, US) To drink.
- (idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
- (aviation, idiomatic) Of an aircraft, to land.
- To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
- To add a name to a list.
- (idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
- (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down.
- To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
- (euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).
- (euphemistic) To execute (a person), especially extrajudicially.
- (idiomatic) To give something as a reason for something else.
- put (an animal) to death
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- cause to come to the ground
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- put in a horizontal position
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
noun
verb
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To annotate.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
noun
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- make a written note of
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
adj
verb
verb
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
- convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
- rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- rewrite in a different script
- make a phonetic transcription of
- (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
- (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
- (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
noun
- the act of putting something in writing
- putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- (countable) The change or changes made while editing.
- (uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
- (countable) An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
adj
noun
adv
noun
verb
- To write or compose.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
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verb
- (figuratively) To write.
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
noun
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
- something written by hand
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (computing) A brief and simple program.
- (informal) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
- a particular orthography or writing system
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
verb
adj
- Scribbly.
- Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.
- Rough, poor and uncultured.
- Impoverished, hardscrabble
- Having a rough texture; scratchy.
- Stunted.
- Of poor quality; poorly maintained.
- Sparse and scraggly.
- Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
- Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.
- Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.
- Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.
- sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
noun
- the activity of putting something in written form
- (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- (countable) The style of writing of a person.
- letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
- the act of creating written works
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author
- the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
- (countable) A work of an author.
- (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
verb
noun
- something written by hand
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
verb
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
noun
- something written by hand
- Text that was written by hand.
- the activity of writing by hand
- (by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
- The characteristic writing of a particular person.
- The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- (transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.
- (law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.
- (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
- (transitive, postal) To record officially and handle specially.
- (ambitransitive) To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.
- (transitive) To express outward signs.
- (transitive) To sign-up, especially to vote.
- (intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.
- (transitive) To perceive or comprehend; pick up on.
- (intransitive) To make an impression.
- (intransitive) To occur; become realised or noticed; dawn on.
- (transitive, especially printing) To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.
- have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
- manipulate the registers of an organ
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
- enter into someone's consciousness
- show in one's face
- enroll to vote
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- be aware of
- send by registered mail
noun
- A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
- A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
- One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
- (music) An organ stop.
- (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.
- (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
- (computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
- (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
- (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
- A device that automatically records a quantity.
- (chiefly US) Ellipsis of cash register.
- A book of such entries.
- The act of registering.
- An entry in such a book.
- A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
- (telecommunications) The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- (printing) The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
- A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
- a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
- a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
- a book in which names and transactions are listed
- an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
- an official written record of names or events or transactions
- (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
- (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
verb
- put into writing; write in complete form
- make out and issue
- To exclude from a narrative or history.
- (chiefly television or radio) To remove (a character in a fictional series such as a TV show) by writing the script so as to explain their disappearance (through death, moving away, etc.).
- (intransitive) To exhaust one's mental capacity by too much writing.
- (transitive) To write or fill out (a ticket or citation).
- (transitive) To write at full length or in expanded form.
verb
- put into writing; write in complete form
- To produce by writing.
- bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
- (philately) To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- (accounting) To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
- To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To scribble.
- (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
- (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
- (transitive) To gather hastily.
- (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- feel searchingly
noun
verb
noun
- An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.
- Any material substance on which the information is represented by writing.
- (information science) An object conveying information by whatever means, capable of being indexed alongside other similar objects.
- (computing) A file that contains text.
- anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
- a written account of ownership or obligation
- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
- (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
verb
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- mark with one's signature
- convert ordinary language into code
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- register formally as a participant or member
- (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
- (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
- (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
- (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- (transitive) To record, most often in writing.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- lower (one's body) as by kneeling
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- alight from (a horse)
- (transitive) To depress; discourage; fatigue.
- (transitive) To criticise; to be strict towards.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To use a drug, especially heroin.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, US) To do or perform well; to make happen; to make a serious effort at doing something.
- (informal, intransitive) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
- (informal, intransitive) To dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, US) To bet on (something); to place bets; to gamble.
- (informal, intransitive, slang) To have sex.
- (intransitive, British, informal, of a child) To leave the table after dining.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, down.
- (informal, intransitive) To party.
- (transitive or intransitive) To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
- (transitive) To swallow (something).
- (intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
- (intransitive) To concentrate; attend.
verb
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- go ashore
- reach or come to rest
- put or settle into a position
- (transitive) To regard (someone) in a particular way; to put down as.
- (aviation, ambitransitive) To land.
- (transitive, especially British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To write.
- (transitive) To fix; to establish; to ordain.
verb
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- reduce the estimated value of something
- (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
- (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
verb
noun
- (chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
- One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
- An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
- (specifically, historical) Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
- A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- a specially long, formal letter
- a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
noun
- (countable) A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
- (countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- (countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
- (uncountable) The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.
- (law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
- the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief they seek
- a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
verb
adv
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
noun
- a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done
- One who tickles.
- (informal) A person who or thing which amuses or excites.
- (slang) Something puzzling; a poser.
- A reminder.
- (Philippines) A small notebook that fits the pocket or pocket notebook.
- (US, business) A tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing memoranda of deadlines arranged in date order.
- A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.
noun
- the act of putting something in writing
- putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- (countable) The change or changes made while editing.
- (uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
- (countable) An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
noun
noun
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
- something written by hand
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (computing) A brief and simple program.
- (informal) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
- a particular orthography or writing system
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
verb
noun
- the activity of putting something in written form
- (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- (countable) The style of writing of a person.
- letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
- the act of creating written works
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author
- the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
- (countable) A work of an author.
- (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
verb
noun
- something written by hand
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
verb
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
noun
- something written by hand
- Text that was written by hand.
- the activity of writing by hand
- (by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
- The characteristic writing of a particular person.
- The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
verb
noun
verb
adj
noun
noun
- (countable) A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
- (countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- (countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
- (uncountable) The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.
- (law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
- the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief they seek
- a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
verb
noun
- a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done
- One who tickles.
- (informal) A person who or thing which amuses or excites.
- (slang) Something puzzling; a poser.
- A reminder.
- (Philippines) A small notebook that fits the pocket or pocket notebook.
- (US, business) A tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing memoranda of deadlines arranged in date order.
- A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.
verb
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To annotate.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
noun
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- To write.
- To record, as a scribe.
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- (informal) A journalist.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- informal terms for journalists
verb
- To write (something).
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- (banking, commerce) Of money as deposit, to pay.
- (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
- (UK, Ireland) To make prices, or taxes, lower.
- (slang, US) To drink.
- (idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
- (aviation, idiomatic) Of an aircraft, to land.
- To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
- To add a name to a list.
- (idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
- (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down.
- To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
- (euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).
- (euphemistic) To execute (a person), especially extrajudicially.
- (idiomatic) To give something as a reason for something else.
- put (an animal) to death
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- cause to come to the ground
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- put in a horizontal position
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
noun
verb
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To annotate.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
noun
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- make a written note of
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
verb
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
- convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
- rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- rewrite in a different script
- make a phonetic transcription of
- (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
- (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
- (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
verb
- To write or compose.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- (figuratively) To write.
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
verb
- (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- (transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.
- (law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.
- (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
- (transitive, postal) To record officially and handle specially.
- (ambitransitive) To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.
- (transitive) To express outward signs.
- (transitive) To sign-up, especially to vote.
- (intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.
- (transitive) To perceive or comprehend; pick up on.
- (intransitive) To make an impression.
- (intransitive) To occur; become realised or noticed; dawn on.
- (transitive, especially printing) To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.
- have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
- manipulate the registers of an organ
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
- enter into someone's consciousness
- show in one's face
- enroll to vote
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- be aware of
- send by registered mail
noun
- A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
- A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
- One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
- (music) An organ stop.
- (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.
- (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
- (computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
- (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
- (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
- A device that automatically records a quantity.
- (chiefly US) Ellipsis of cash register.
- A book of such entries.
- The act of registering.
- An entry in such a book.
- A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
- (telecommunications) The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- (printing) The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
- A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
- a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
- a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
- a book in which names and transactions are listed
- an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
- an official written record of names or events or transactions
- (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
- (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
verb
- put into writing; write in complete form
- make out and issue
- To exclude from a narrative or history.
- (chiefly television or radio) To remove (a character in a fictional series such as a TV show) by writing the script so as to explain their disappearance (through death, moving away, etc.).
- (intransitive) To exhaust one's mental capacity by too much writing.
- (transitive) To write or fill out (a ticket or citation).
- (transitive) To write at full length or in expanded form.
verb
- put into writing; write in complete form
- To produce by writing.
- bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
- (philately) To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- (accounting) To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
- To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To scribble.
- (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
- (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
- (transitive) To gather hastily.
- (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- feel searchingly
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verb
noun
- An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.
- Any material substance on which the information is represented by writing.
- (information science) An object conveying information by whatever means, capable of being indexed alongside other similar objects.
- (computing) A file that contains text.
- anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
- a written account of ownership or obligation
- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
- (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
verb
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- mark with one's signature
- convert ordinary language into code
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- register formally as a participant or member
- (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
- (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
- (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
- (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
verb
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- (transitive) To record, most often in writing.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- lower (one's body) as by kneeling
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- alight from (a horse)
- (transitive) To depress; discourage; fatigue.
- (transitive) To criticise; to be strict towards.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To use a drug, especially heroin.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, US) To do or perform well; to make happen; to make a serious effort at doing something.
- (informal, intransitive) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
- (informal, intransitive) To dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, US) To bet on (something); to place bets; to gamble.
- (informal, intransitive, slang) To have sex.
- (intransitive, British, informal, of a child) To leave the table after dining.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, down.
- (informal, intransitive) To party.
- (transitive or intransitive) To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
- (transitive) To swallow (something).
- (intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
- (intransitive) To concentrate; attend.
verb
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- go ashore
- reach or come to rest
- put or settle into a position
- (transitive) To regard (someone) in a particular way; to put down as.
- (aviation, ambitransitive) To land.
- (transitive, especially British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To write.
- (transitive) To fix; to establish; to ordain.
verb
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- reduce the estimated value of something
- (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
- (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
verb
noun
- (chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
- One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
- An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
- (specifically, historical) Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
- A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- a specially long, formal letter
- a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
adv
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
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adv
adj
- Scribbly.
- Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.
- Rough, poor and uncultured.
- Impoverished, hardscrabble
- Having a rough texture; scratchy.
- Stunted.
- Of poor quality; poorly maintained.
- Sparse and scraggly.
- Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
- Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.
- Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.
- Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.
- sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush