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noun
- A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
- An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.
- An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
- A bishop's council.
- An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
- (Roman Catholicism) A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.
- A community of canons or canonesses.
- A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
- A chapter house
- One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
- A meeting of a chapter of certain organized societies or orders.
- a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
- a series of related events forming an episode
- a local branch of some fraternity or association
- an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
- any distinct period in history or in a person's life
verb
noun
- a possible event or occurrence or result
- the state of being contingent on something
- (logic, countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
- (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
- (finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
noun
- the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
- The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.)
noun
- The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
- (politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.
- the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
noun
- A sequence of events.
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- (cooking) A stage of a meal.
- (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
- A racecourse.
- (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- (golf) A golf course.
- The itinerary of a race.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
- (especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
- (education) A learning programme
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
- (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
- (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- part of a meal served at one time
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- general line of orientation
- a mode of action
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- (construction) a layer of masonry
- a body of students who are taught together
adv
verb
- (transitive) To run through or over.
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
- (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
- (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- move along, of liquids
- move swiftly through or over
- hunt with hounds
noun
- the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
- the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
- The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
- plural of odd
- (chess) An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
noun
- The relative likelihood of an event happening.
- The state of being probable.
- (mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.
- An event that is likely to occur.
- the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
noun
- a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.
- (dialectal) To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- (statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
verb
- attach with a hinge
- (transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- (transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
adj
noun
adv
noun
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
verb
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- create by training and teaching
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
noun
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- One twelfth of an inch.
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
verb
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
noun
- (figurative) A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- (business) A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) among themselves in order to artificially increase its price before it is sold to a party outside the group.
- A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling free climber.
- A ladder consisting of loops of nylon tape connected together which are used as footholds.
- (also computing) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- (backpacking) A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows a backpacker to secure several objects to the exterior of a backpack.
- (also electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.
- (slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.
- (music) A series of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers, or other MIDI devices used in electronic music connected to one another in a chain through MIDI cables.
- (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
- flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
- (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
verb
noun
- the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
- an arrangement of events in time
- a record of events in the order of their occurrence
- (countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
- (uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
noun
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
verb
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- thread on or as if on a string
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
noun
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- An age; a long period of time.
- A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels.
- A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
- A complete rotation of anything.
- A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A chain whose boundary is zero.
- (graph theory) A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
- A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
- (botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
- (weaponry) A discharge of a taser.
- (aviation) One take-off and landing of an aircraft, referring to a pressurisation cycle which places stresses on the fuselage.
- (usually plural) A hertz; cycle per second.
- An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
- (sports) A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
- (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
- The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
- An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
- (specifically and now usually) A bicycle.
verb
- cause to go through a recurring sequence
- ride a motorcycle
- ride a bicycle
- recur in repeating sequences
- pass through a cycle
- (electronics) To turn power off and back on
- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
noun
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
noun
- A series of events leading to a result or product.
- (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
- (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
- The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
- (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
- A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
- (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
- (computing) An executable task or program.
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
verb
- (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
- (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
- (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
- To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
- (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- deal with in a routine way
- shape, form, or improve a material
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- march in a procession
adj
- certain to occur; destined or inevitable
- reliable in operation or effect
- established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
- definite but not specified or identified
- exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
- having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- established irrevocably
- Unfailing; infallible.
- Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
- Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
- (euphemistic, preceded by "a") Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.
- (preceded by "a", of a person) Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
- Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
- Fixed; regular; determinate.
- (preceded by "a", of a person) Named but not previously mentioned.
det
pron
adj
- certain to occur; destined or inevitable
- reliable in operation or effect
- certain not to fail
- physically secure or dependable
- infallible or unfailing
- exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
- impossible to doubt or dispute
- having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
- Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
- Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
- (followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way.
adv
intj
noun
- an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- (uncountable, by extension) The control of diverse elements.
- (countable, music) A composition that has been orchestrated.
- (uncountable, by extension, computing) The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services.
- (uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
noun
- The likelihood of something happening.
- (informal, mildly derogatory) A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
- An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- The condition of being susceptible to something.
- A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- (accounting) Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
- an obligation to pay money to another party
- the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- the quality of being something that holds you back
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noun
verb
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- fly around
- cause to spin
adj
- Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
- possible but not certain to occur
- Temporary.
- Not logically necessarily true or false.
- (with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.
- being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
noun
- (military) A quota of troops.
- An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
- a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
- a temporary military unit
noun
- the probability of a specified outcome
- Likeness, resemblance.
- (statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
- The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
adj
adv
noun
adj
- found in the ordinary course of events
- belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
- concerned with the world or worldly matters
- Tedious; repetitive and boring.
- Ordinary; not new.
- Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
- Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
noun
- (slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.
- (fandom slang, as "the mundane") The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.
- An unremarkable, ordinary human being.
- (derogatory, satanism) A person who is not a Satanist.
adj
- found in the ordinary course of events
- (medicine) Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).
- Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
- Something which is considered humdrum or dull.
- Happening every day; daily.
noun
adj
noun
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
- A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
- A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.
- A set piece of an entertainer's act.
- (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.
- (gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics) A performance, execution of gymnastics for one of the apparatus.
noun
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells in a cellular automaton universe.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- A representative example.
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- (software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- (MLE) Any arrangement or agreement, or way of conducting business.
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- a decorative or artistic work
- a model considered worthy of imitation
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
adj
verb
- To assault.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
- To have sex with.
- To teach someone a lesson.
- (hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
- To do or perform an activity
- To follow an example.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To fit into a pattern.
- To apply a pattern.
- (MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.
- To arrange the sale or supply of something, especially illegal drugs.
- form a pattern
- plan or create according to a model or models
verb
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
- come into being; become reality
- chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- come to pass
- (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
- (intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
- (intransitive) To occur or take place.
- (informal) To become popular or trendy.
adj
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
- of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
- Authentic, real, genuine.
- Relating to hereditary rights.
- In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- (of a child) Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
- Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- (of a sexual partner) Legally married.
verb
noun
adj
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
- (computing) Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression
- Reasonable.
- (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic; sequacious.
noun
- information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
- someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
- a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
- Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
- A predictor variable.
- (uncommon) One who predicts.
noun
- A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
- A lie, fiction.
- (social media, sometimes capitalized) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
- (chiefly US, Philippines) Alternative spelling of storey.
- An account of real or fictional events.
- (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.
- (computing) Ellipsis of user story.
- a trivial lie
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- a short account of the news
- a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
intj
verb
noun
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances
verb
- have as a logical consequence
- impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
- limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
- (transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
- (transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
noun
verb
- have as a logical consequence
- have as a necessary feature
- suggest that someone is guilty
- suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
- express or state indirectly
- (transitive, of a person) To suggest by logical inference.
- (transitive, of a person or proposition) To hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement.
- (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
verb
- have as a logical consequence
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
noun
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
- The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
- That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
- That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
- One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
noun
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
- Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- (biochemistry) The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.
- The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- (mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).
- (embryology) The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint
- An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
verb
noun
- (figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
- (by extension) A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.
noun
- A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
- A schedule of activities; a timetable.
- (social media) The feed of a social media service, especially when ordered chronologically.
- (originally science fiction) An individual universe or reality, especially a parallel/alternate one in which events differ from actual history, or differ from the established canon of a fictional world.
- a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
verb
noun
- A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
- A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
- (cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
- The act of progressing or proceeding.
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
verb
verb
- Used after if or in inversion to describe hypothetical or imagined scenarios.
- Used to express an official plan, arrangement, or scheduled event.
- Used after if to introduce a condition that must be met in order for something to happen or succeed.
- Used in the past tense to indicate that something was supposed to happen or was destined to happen.
- Used to ask how something is possible or achievable
- Used to give commands, instructions, or to state rules. In negative form, it expresses prohibition.
- Used to ask or state what someone should do.
adj
noun
- an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
- That which accompanies or follows.
- A servant or valet.
- (law) One who owes a duty or service to another.
adj
- occurring with or following as a consequence
- additional but secondary; auxiliary;
- descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- serving to support or corroborate
- situated or running side by side
- (finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
- Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
- Coming or directed along the side.
- Acting in an indirect way.
- (finance) Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
- Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.
- Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
- (genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
- (biology, of a vascular bundle) Having the phloem and xylem adjacent.
noun
- a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- (finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
- (marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
- (anatomy) A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.
- (anatomy) A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
adj
noun
adj
noun
adj
- occurring with or following as a consequence
- not of prime or central importance
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
- Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.
- (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
- Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
- Occurring by chance.
noun
noun
- A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
- An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.
- An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
- A bishop's council.
- An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
- (Roman Catholicism) A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.
- A community of canons or canonesses.
- A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
- A chapter house
- One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
- A meeting of a chapter of certain organized societies or orders.
- a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
- a series of related events forming an episode
- a local branch of some fraternity or association
- an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
- any distinct period in history or in a person's life
verb
noun
- a possible event or occurrence or result
- the state of being contingent on something
- (logic, countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
- (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
- (finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
noun
- the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
- The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.)
noun
- The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
- (politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.
- the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
noun
- A sequence of events.
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- (cooking) A stage of a meal.
- (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
- A racecourse.
- (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- (golf) A golf course.
- The itinerary of a race.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
- (especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
- (education) A learning programme
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
- (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
- (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- part of a meal served at one time
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- general line of orientation
- a mode of action
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- (construction) a layer of masonry
- a body of students who are taught together
adv
verb
- (transitive) To run through or over.
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
- (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
- (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- move along, of liquids
- move swiftly through or over
- hunt with hounds
noun
- the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
- the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
- The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
- plural of odd
- (chess) An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
noun
- The relative likelihood of an event happening.
- The state of being probable.
- (mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.
- An event that is likely to occur.
- the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
noun
- a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.
- (dialectal) To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- (statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
verb
- attach with a hinge
- (transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- (transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
noun
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
verb
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- create by training and teaching
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
noun
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- One twelfth of an inch.
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
verb
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
noun
- (figurative) A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- (business) A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) among themselves in order to artificially increase its price before it is sold to a party outside the group.
- A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling free climber.
- A ladder consisting of loops of nylon tape connected together which are used as footholds.
- (also computing) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- (backpacking) A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows a backpacker to secure several objects to the exterior of a backpack.
- (also electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.
- (slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.
- (music) A series of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers, or other MIDI devices used in electronic music connected to one another in a chain through MIDI cables.
- (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
- flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
- (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
verb
noun
- the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
- an arrangement of events in time
- a record of events in the order of their occurrence
- (countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
- (uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
noun
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
verb
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- thread on or as if on a string
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
noun
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- An age; a long period of time.
- A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels.
- A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
- A complete rotation of anything.
- A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A chain whose boundary is zero.
- (graph theory) A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
- A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
- (botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
- (weaponry) A discharge of a taser.
- (aviation) One take-off and landing of an aircraft, referring to a pressurisation cycle which places stresses on the fuselage.
- (usually plural) A hertz; cycle per second.
- An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
- (sports) A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
- (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
- The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
- An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
- (specifically and now usually) A bicycle.
verb
- cause to go through a recurring sequence
- ride a motorcycle
- ride a bicycle
- recur in repeating sequences
- pass through a cycle
- (electronics) To turn power off and back on
- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
noun
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
noun
- A series of events leading to a result or product.
- (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
- (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
- The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
- (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
- A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
- (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
- (computing) An executable task or program.
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
verb
- (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
- (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
- (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
- To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
- (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- deal with in a routine way
- shape, form, or improve a material
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- march in a procession
noun
- an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- (uncountable, by extension) The control of diverse elements.
- (countable, music) A composition that has been orchestrated.
- (uncountable, by extension, computing) The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services.
- (uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
noun
- The likelihood of something happening.
- (informal, mildly derogatory) A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
- An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- The condition of being susceptible to something.
- A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- (accounting) Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
- an obligation to pay money to another party
- the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- the quality of being something that holds you back
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- fly around
- cause to spin
noun
- the probability of a specified outcome
- Likeness, resemblance.
- (statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
- The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
noun
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells in a cellular automaton universe.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- A representative example.
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- (software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- (MLE) Any arrangement or agreement, or way of conducting business.
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- a decorative or artistic work
- a model considered worthy of imitation
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
adj
verb
- To assault.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
- To have sex with.
- To teach someone a lesson.
- (hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
- To do or perform an activity
- To follow an example.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To fit into a pattern.
- To apply a pattern.
- (MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.
- To arrange the sale or supply of something, especially illegal drugs.
- form a pattern
- plan or create according to a model or models
noun
- information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
- someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
- a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
- Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
- A predictor variable.
- (uncommon) One who predicts.
noun
- A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
- A lie, fiction.
- (social media, sometimes capitalized) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
- (chiefly US, Philippines) Alternative spelling of storey.
- An account of real or fictional events.
- (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.
- (computing) Ellipsis of user story.
- a trivial lie
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- a short account of the news
- a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
intj
verb
noun
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances
noun
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
- The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
- That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
- That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
- One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
noun
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
- Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- (biochemistry) The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.
- The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- (mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).
- (embryology) The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint
- An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
verb
noun
- (figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
- (by extension) A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.
noun
- A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
- A schedule of activities; a timetable.
- (social media) The feed of a social media service, especially when ordered chronologically.
- (originally science fiction) An individual universe or reality, especially a parallel/alternate one in which events differ from actual history, or differ from the established canon of a fictional world.
- a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
verb
noun
- A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
- A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
- (cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
- The act of progressing or proceeding.
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
verb
verb
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
- come into being; become reality
- chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- come to pass
- (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
- (intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
- (intransitive) To occur or take place.
- (informal) To become popular or trendy.
verb
- have as a logical consequence
- impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
- limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
- (transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
- (transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
noun
verb
- have as a logical consequence
- have as a necessary feature
- suggest that someone is guilty
- suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
- express or state indirectly
- (transitive, of a person) To suggest by logical inference.
- (transitive, of a person or proposition) To hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement.
- (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
verb
- have as a logical consequence
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- Used after if or in inversion to describe hypothetical or imagined scenarios.
- Used to express an official plan, arrangement, or scheduled event.
- Used after if to introduce a condition that must be met in order for something to happen or succeed.
- Used in the past tense to indicate that something was supposed to happen or was destined to happen.
- Used to ask how something is possible or achievable
- Used to give commands, instructions, or to state rules. In negative form, it expresses prohibition.
- Used to ask or state what someone should do.
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noun
adv
adj
- certain to occur; destined or inevitable
- reliable in operation or effect
- established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
- definite but not specified or identified
- exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
- having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- established irrevocably
- Unfailing; infallible.
- Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
- Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
- (euphemistic, preceded by "a") Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.
- (preceded by "a", of a person) Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
- Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
- Fixed; regular; determinate.
- (preceded by "a", of a person) Named but not previously mentioned.
det
pron
adj
- certain to occur; destined or inevitable
- reliable in operation or effect
- certain not to fail
- physically secure or dependable
- infallible or unfailing
- exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
- impossible to doubt or dispute
- having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
- Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
- Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
- (followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way.
adv
intj
adj
- Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
- possible but not certain to occur
- Temporary.
- Not logically necessarily true or false.
- (with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.
- being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
noun
- (military) A quota of troops.
- An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
- a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
- a temporary military unit
adj
adv
noun
adj
- found in the ordinary course of events
- belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
- concerned with the world or worldly matters
- Tedious; repetitive and boring.
- Ordinary; not new.
- Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
- Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
noun
- (slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.
- (fandom slang, as "the mundane") The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.
- An unremarkable, ordinary human being.
- (derogatory, satanism) A person who is not a Satanist.
adj
- found in the ordinary course of events
- (medicine) Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).
- Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
- Something which is considered humdrum or dull.
- Happening every day; daily.
noun
adj
noun
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
- A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
- A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.
- A set piece of an entertainer's act.
- (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.
- (gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics) A performance, execution of gymnastics for one of the apparatus.
adj
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
- of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
- Authentic, real, genuine.
- Relating to hereditary rights.
- In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- (of a child) Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
- Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- (of a sexual partner) Legally married.
verb
noun
adj
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
- (computing) Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression
- Reasonable.
- (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic; sequacious.
adj
noun
- an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
- That which accompanies or follows.
- A servant or valet.
- (law) One who owes a duty or service to another.
adj
- occurring with or following as a consequence
- additional but secondary; auxiliary;
- descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- serving to support or corroborate
- situated or running side by side
- (finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
- Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
- Coming or directed along the side.
- Acting in an indirect way.
- (finance) Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
- Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.
- Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
- (genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
- (biology, of a vascular bundle) Having the phloem and xylem adjacent.
noun
- a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- (finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
- (marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
- (anatomy) A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.
- (anatomy) A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
adj
noun
adj
noun
adj
- occurring with or following as a consequence
- not of prime or central importance
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
- Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.
- (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
- Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
- Occurring by chance.