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- to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- in addition
- (degree, colloquial) To a high degree, very.
- (conjunctive) Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.
- (focus) Likewise.
- (emphatic, colloquial, childish) Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
- (degree) To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
adj
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
noun
adj
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
- first and most important
- providing specific details or circumstances
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- exacting especially about details
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- (law) Containing a part only; limited.
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
- (law) Holding a particular estate.
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
noun
- a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
- (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
adj
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
- for a special service or occasion
- first and most important
- having a specific function or scope
- added to a regular schedule
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- (by extension, derogatory, often offensive, comparable) Stupid, lacking intelligence.
- (euphemistic, not comparable) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
- (military) Of or related to unconventional warfare.
- Of particular value or interest; dear; beloved.
- Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
- Infused with a drug, especially marijuana; being an edible.
- Constituting or relating to a species.
- Of, being, or pertaining to sexual intercourse or the genitals.
- (law) Appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.
noun
- a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
- a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
- a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
- (journalism) A journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
- A racehorse predicted to win; a sure thing.
- (broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
- A meal offered only at a certain time by a restaurant, not as a standing fixture of the menu; often, one of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price; also often a dish at a nondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.
- Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
- (pinball) An award, typically a free game, that is made available to the player upon reaching or completing a major objective in a pinball game.
- (British, colloquial) A special constable.
- (journalism) A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
- A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered; the thing thus sold.
- Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
- One of certain mixed-breed dogs.
- (theater) A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
verb
verb
- compute the average of
- achieve or reach on average
- amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- (transitive) To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
- (transitive) Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
- (transitive) To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
- (intransitive) To be, generally or on average.
adj
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- (not comparable) Constituting or relating to the average.
- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
- (informal) Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
- Typical.
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
noun
- an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- (statistics) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- (law, marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
- (mathematics) The arithmetic mean.
- (sports) An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
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noun
- (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- (sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
- (uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
- A period of time longer than scheduled.
- work done in addition to regular working hours
- playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
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verb
adj
- greater than normal in quantity or amount
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- happy and excited and energetic
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)
- standing above others in quality or position
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- (sports such as soccer) Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Most exalted; foremost.
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
noun
- a lofty level or position or degree
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- a high place
- a state of sustained elation
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
- (countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- (countable, card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
- (countable, meteorology, informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- (countable and uncountable, informal) Ellipsis of high school.
- (countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (countable) A drug that gives such a high.
adv
prefix
- Normal, average, or typical.
- (anatomy) Referring to the mesentery.
- Quasi or partial.
- (anatomy) Mesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body.
- The middle of a time period, or medium in duration.
- Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis.
- Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
- Moderate, medium in quantity.
- (chemistry) Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member.
- Medium in size.
- Middle or centre in location/position.
- Between.
- (dentistry) The forward side of a tooth.
adj
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- 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
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- 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
- not deviating from what is normal
- officially full-time
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
- regularly scheduled for fixed times
- symmetrically arranged
- conforming to a standard or pattern
- (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
- not constipated
- in accord with regular practice or procedure
- relating to a person who does something regularly
- often used as intensifiers
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
- (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
noun
- a soldier in the regular army
- a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
- a regular patron
- a garment size for persons of average height and weight
- (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- A member of the armed forces or police force.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- (television) A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
adj
- Increased, particularly above a normal level.
- (linguistics) Of a higher register or style.
- Raised, usually above ground level.
- Of a higher rank or status.
- (computing) Running with administrator rights.
- raised above the ground
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- increased in amount or degree
noun
verb
adj
- having the normally expected amount
- filled to satisfaction with food or drink
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
- being at a peak or culminating point
- complete in extent or degree and in every particular
- having ample fabric
- (of sound) having marked deepness and body
- (of clothing) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
- Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Having depth and body; rich.
- Total, entire.
- (of physical features) Plump, round.
- (chiefly Australia) Drunk, intoxicated.
- (category theory, of a functor between locally small categories) Surjective as a map of morphisms
- Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- Filled with emotions.
- (poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
- (category theory, of a subcategory S of C) Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets operatorname Hom_S(X,Y) and operatorname Hom_C(X,Y) are equal.
- Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
- (informal, with "of") Replete, abounding with.
- (informal, of hands, chiefly in the plural) Carrying as much as possible.
- Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
- (informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
- (of the moon) Having its entire face illuminated.
noun
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- (freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
- (gymnastics) A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
- Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
- (of the moon) The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.
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- having the normally expected amount
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
adj
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- marked by intense physical force
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- having broad power and range and scope
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- conspicuous in position or importance
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
noun
- a garment size for a large person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
adv
noun
- Initialism of average standard deviation.
- Initialism of after-school detention.
- Initialism of activity support date.
- Initialism of atrial septal defect.
- Initialism of aircraft statistical data.
- Initialism of autism spectrum disorder.
- (seduction community) Initialism of anti-slut defense.
- Initialism of Assistant Secretary of Defense.
- Initialism of actual ship date.
- a spectrum disorder marked by characteristics such as social communication, sensory processing differences, focused interests, and repetitive behaviors
name
adj
- Normal, average; to be expected.
- Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
- Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
- (taxonomy) Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.
- of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
- conforming to a type
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adj
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adv
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
- Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- (LGBTQ) Clipping of bi-curious.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Containing or pertaining to trivalent curium.
- Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- Caused by curiosity.
- (in combination) Interested in entering a romantic or sexual relationship with a specified group.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
noun
adv
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- of the remaining member of a pair
- not divisible by two
- not used up
- not easily explained
- an indefinite quantity more than that specified
- (not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
- (not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
- Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- (not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
- (not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
- (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
- Out of the way, secluded.
- Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
- (not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
- (not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
- (not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
- (sports) On the left.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- markedly different from the usual; special
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- (loosely) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.
noun
- offensive term for a homosexual man
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any genderqueer identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- (social sciences) To reevaluate or reinterpret (a work) with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.
- (slang, LGBTQ, neologism) To make a work more appealing or attractive to LGBT people, such as by not having strict genders for playable characters.
adv
adj
noun
- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- liquor distilled from fermented molasses
- (rare) The card game rummy.
- (inexact) A similar spirit distilled from similar preparations of sugarbeets, sorghum, etc.
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- (uncountable) A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- (countable) A serving of rum.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- unusual or striking
- the single one of its kind
- being a single and separate person or thing
- grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
- composed of one member, set, or kind
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
- Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
- (linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
- (set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
- (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- (chiefly law) Each; individual.
- (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
- The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
- (British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- excessive indulgence
- a quantity much larger than is needed
verb
adv
- Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.
- Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.
- So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating.
- From an upright position to a horizontal one.
- On top of something, or so as to cover something.
- (often in compounds) To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.
- Overnight (throughout the night).
- Across from one side of something to the other.
- Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.
- Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
- Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.
- So as to pass above.
- (US, usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
- So as to fold towards or onto itself.
- From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".
- See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.
- So as to reverse or exchange position(s).
- Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times.
- Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.
- To a future time.
- beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
- at or to a point across intervening space etc.
- throughout a period of time
- over the entire area
- throughout an area
adj
- (professional wrestling slang) Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
- (informal) Visiting one's home or other location.
- (botany) Of a flower: wilting or withering.
- Having surmounted an obstacle.
- Surplus to requirements.
- Finished; ended; concluded.
- (informal, of an ongoing situation) Hopeless; irrecoverable.
- (informal) Having an excess in a particular respect.
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
intj
noun
- (gambling) A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.
- (informal) Something having an excess of a particular property.
- Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
- (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
- (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
prep
- While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.
- (informal, for 'over at/in/on') At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).
- Indicating relative status, authority, or power
- Across, from one side to the other.
- Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.
- Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
- To a greater degree than.
- On the other side of.
- From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.
- In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
- Through or around all the parts of.
- Across (something) and then downwards.
- (mathematics) Divided by.
- Concerning or regarding.
- Above; higher than; further up than.
- (poker) Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
- (music, more common in speech) Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note
- During or throughout (a time period).
- More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.
- On top of; in such a way as to cover.
- (in certain collocations) As compared to.
- Across, so as to pass above.
- Through or via (a particular transmission medium).
adj
- much greater than the normal
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
verb
- reach a maximum
- (informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
- (slang, US) To relax.
- (informal, transitive) To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities.
- (informal, intransitive) To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible.
- (US, prison slang) To serve an entire sentence with no early parole, time off for good behavior, etc.
adj
- far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
- of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
- beyond a norm in views or actions
- most distant in any direction
- Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
- Drastic, or of great severity.
- In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
- Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
- Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
noun
- the point located farthest from the middle of something
- the furthest or highest degree of something
- A drastic expedient.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
- Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
- The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
adj
- being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- not extreme
- Mediocre
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- (pathology) more than mild, less than severe
- Average priced; standard-deal
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
noun
- a person who takes a position in the political center
- (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
verb
- make less fast or intense
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- preside over
- make less strong or intense; soften
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- make less severe or harsh
- (intransitive) To become less excessive.
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
adj
adv
adj
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
adv
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
noun
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
verb
noun
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- the capacity for being stretched
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a straightaway section of a racetrack
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
- A segment or length of material.
- (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- (slang) A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- (slang) A jail or prison term.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- An act of stretching.
- A length of time.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
adj
verb
- become longer by being stretched and pulled
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- extend one's body or limbs
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- occupy a large, elongated area
- pull in opposite directions
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- lie down comfortably
- (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- (intransitive) To increase, to grow.
- (physics, transitive) To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
- (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- (transitive) To pull tight.
- (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
- (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
noun
- an extreme deviation from the mean
- a person who lives away from their place of work
- (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
- (geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
- (figurative) An exception.
- A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
noun
- Initialism of average standard deviation.
- Initialism of after-school detention.
- Initialism of activity support date.
- Initialism of atrial septal defect.
- Initialism of aircraft statistical data.
- Initialism of autism spectrum disorder.
- (seduction community) Initialism of anti-slut defense.
- Initialism of Assistant Secretary of Defense.
- Initialism of actual ship date.
- a spectrum disorder marked by characteristics such as social communication, sensory processing differences, focused interests, and repetitive behaviors
name
verb
- compute the average of
- achieve or reach on average
- amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- (transitive) To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
- (transitive) Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
- (transitive) To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
- (intransitive) To be, generally or on average.
adj
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- (not comparable) Constituting or relating to the average.
- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
- (informal) Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
- Typical.
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
noun
- an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- (statistics) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- (law, marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
- (mathematics) The arithmetic mean.
- (sports) An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
noun
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- the capacity for being stretched
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a straightaway section of a racetrack
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
- A segment or length of material.
- (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- (slang) A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- (slang) A jail or prison term.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- An act of stretching.
- A length of time.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
adj
verb
- become longer by being stretched and pulled
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- extend one's body or limbs
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- occupy a large, elongated area
- pull in opposite directions
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- lie down comfortably
- (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- (intransitive) To increase, to grow.
- (physics, transitive) To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
- (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- (transitive) To pull tight.
- (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
- (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
noun
- an extreme deviation from the mean
- a person who lives away from their place of work
- (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
- (geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
- (figurative) An exception.
- A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
verb
- compute the average of
- achieve or reach on average
- amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- (transitive) To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
- (transitive) Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
- (transitive) To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
- (intransitive) To be, generally or on average.
adj
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- (not comparable) Constituting or relating to the average.
- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
- (informal) Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
- Typical.
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
noun
- an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- (statistics) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- (law, marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
- (mathematics) The arithmetic mean.
- (sports) An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
verb
- reach a maximum
- (informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
- (slang, US) To relax.
- (informal, transitive) To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities.
- (informal, intransitive) To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible.
- (US, prison slang) To serve an entire sentence with no early parole, time off for good behavior, etc.
adv
- to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- in addition
- (degree, colloquial) To a high degree, very.
- (conjunctive) Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.
- (focus) Likewise.
- (emphatic, colloquial, childish) Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
- (degree) To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
adv
noun
- (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- (sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
- (uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
- A period of time longer than scheduled.
- work done in addition to regular working hours
- playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
prep_phrase
verb
adv
- Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.
- Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.
- So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating.
- From an upright position to a horizontal one.
- On top of something, or so as to cover something.
- (often in compounds) To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.
- Overnight (throughout the night).
- Across from one side of something to the other.
- Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.
- Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
- Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.
- So as to pass above.
- (US, usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
- So as to fold towards or onto itself.
- From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".
- See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.
- So as to reverse or exchange position(s).
- Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times.
- Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.
- To a future time.
- beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
- at or to a point across intervening space etc.
- throughout a period of time
- over the entire area
- throughout an area
adj
- (professional wrestling slang) Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
- (informal) Visiting one's home or other location.
- (botany) Of a flower: wilting or withering.
- Having surmounted an obstacle.
- Surplus to requirements.
- Finished; ended; concluded.
- (informal, of an ongoing situation) Hopeless; irrecoverable.
- (informal) Having an excess in a particular respect.
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
intj
noun
- (gambling) A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.
- (informal) Something having an excess of a particular property.
- Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
- (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
- (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
prep
- While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.
- (informal, for 'over at/in/on') At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).
- Indicating relative status, authority, or power
- Across, from one side to the other.
- Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.
- Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
- To a greater degree than.
- On the other side of.
- From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.
- In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
- Through or around all the parts of.
- Across (something) and then downwards.
- (mathematics) Divided by.
- Concerning or regarding.
- Above; higher than; further up than.
- (poker) Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
- (music, more common in speech) Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note
- During or throughout (a time period).
- More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.
- On top of; in such a way as to cover.
- (in certain collocations) As compared to.
- Across, so as to pass above.
- Through or via (a particular transmission medium).
adj
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
adj
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
noun
adj
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
- first and most important
- providing specific details or circumstances
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- exacting especially about details
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- (law) Containing a part only; limited.
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
- (law) Holding a particular estate.
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
noun
- a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
- (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
adj
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
- for a special service or occasion
- first and most important
- having a specific function or scope
- added to a regular schedule
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- (by extension, derogatory, often offensive, comparable) Stupid, lacking intelligence.
- (euphemistic, not comparable) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
- (military) Of or related to unconventional warfare.
- Of particular value or interest; dear; beloved.
- Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
- Infused with a drug, especially marijuana; being an edible.
- Constituting or relating to a species.
- Of, being, or pertaining to sexual intercourse or the genitals.
- (law) Appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.
noun
- a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
- a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
- a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
- (journalism) A journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
- A racehorse predicted to win; a sure thing.
- (broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
- A meal offered only at a certain time by a restaurant, not as a standing fixture of the menu; often, one of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price; also often a dish at a nondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.
- Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
- (pinball) An award, typically a free game, that is made available to the player upon reaching or completing a major objective in a pinball game.
- (British, colloquial) A special constable.
- (journalism) A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
- A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered; the thing thus sold.
- Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
- One of certain mixed-breed dogs.
- (theater) A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
verb
adj
- greater than normal in quantity or amount
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- happy and excited and energetic
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)
- standing above others in quality or position
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- (sports such as soccer) Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Most exalted; foremost.
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
noun
- a lofty level or position or degree
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- a high place
- a state of sustained elation
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
- (countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- (countable, card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
- (countable, meteorology, informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- (countable and uncountable, informal) Ellipsis of high school.
- (countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (countable) A drug that gives such a high.
adv
verb
- compute the average of
- achieve or reach on average
- amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- (transitive) To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
- (transitive) Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
- (transitive) To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
- (intransitive) To be, generally or on average.
adj
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- (not comparable) Constituting or relating to the average.
- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
- (informal) Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
- Typical.
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
noun
- an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- (statistics) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- (law, marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
- (mathematics) The arithmetic mean.
- (sports) An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
adj
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- 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
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- 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
- not deviating from what is normal
- officially full-time
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
- regularly scheduled for fixed times
- symmetrically arranged
- conforming to a standard or pattern
- (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
- not constipated
- in accord with regular practice or procedure
- relating to a person who does something regularly
- often used as intensifiers
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
- (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
noun
- a soldier in the regular army
- a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
- a regular patron
- a garment size for persons of average height and weight
- (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- A member of the armed forces or police force.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- (television) A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
adj
- Increased, particularly above a normal level.
- (linguistics) Of a higher register or style.
- Raised, usually above ground level.
- Of a higher rank or status.
- (computing) Running with administrator rights.
- raised above the ground
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- increased in amount or degree
noun
verb
adj
- having the normally expected amount
- filled to satisfaction with food or drink
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
- being at a peak or culminating point
- complete in extent or degree and in every particular
- having ample fabric
- (of sound) having marked deepness and body
- (of clothing) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
- Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Having depth and body; rich.
- Total, entire.
- (of physical features) Plump, round.
- (chiefly Australia) Drunk, intoxicated.
- (category theory, of a functor between locally small categories) Surjective as a map of morphisms
- Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- Filled with emotions.
- (poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
- (category theory, of a subcategory S of C) Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets operatorname Hom_S(X,Y) and operatorname Hom_C(X,Y) are equal.
- Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
- (informal, with "of") Replete, abounding with.
- (informal, of hands, chiefly in the plural) Carrying as much as possible.
- Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
- (informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
- (of the moon) Having its entire face illuminated.
noun
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- (freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
- (gymnastics) A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
- Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
- (of the moon) The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.
adv
verb
adj
- having the normally expected amount
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
adj
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- marked by intense physical force
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- having broad power and range and scope
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- conspicuous in position or importance
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
noun
- a garment size for a large person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
adv
adj
- Normal, average; to be expected.
- Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
- Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
- (taxonomy) Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.
- of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
- conforming to a type
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
- Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- (LGBTQ) Clipping of bi-curious.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Containing or pertaining to trivalent curium.
- Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- Caused by curiosity.
- (in combination) Interested in entering a romantic or sexual relationship with a specified group.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
noun
adv
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- of the remaining member of a pair
- not divisible by two
- not used up
- not easily explained
- an indefinite quantity more than that specified
- (not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
- (not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
- Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- (not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
- (not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
- (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
- Out of the way, secluded.
- Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
- (not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
- (not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
- (not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
- (sports) On the left.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- markedly different from the usual; special
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- (loosely) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.
noun
- offensive term for a homosexual man
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any genderqueer identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- (social sciences) To reevaluate or reinterpret (a work) with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.
- (slang, LGBTQ, neologism) To make a work more appealing or attractive to LGBT people, such as by not having strict genders for playable characters.
adv
adj
noun
- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- liquor distilled from fermented molasses
- (rare) The card game rummy.
- (inexact) A similar spirit distilled from similar preparations of sugarbeets, sorghum, etc.
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- (uncountable) A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- (countable) A serving of rum.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- unusual or striking
- the single one of its kind
- being a single and separate person or thing
- grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
- composed of one member, set, or kind
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
- Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
- (linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
- (set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
- (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- (chiefly law) Each; individual.
- (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
- The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
- (British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- excessive indulgence
- a quantity much larger than is needed
verb
adj
- much greater than the normal
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
adj
- far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
- of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
- beyond a norm in views or actions
- most distant in any direction
- Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
- Drastic, or of great severity.
- In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
- Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
- Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
noun
- the point located farthest from the middle of something
- the furthest or highest degree of something
- A drastic expedient.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
- Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
- The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
adj
- being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- not extreme
- Mediocre
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- (pathology) more than mild, less than severe
- Average priced; standard-deal
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
noun
- a person who takes a position in the political center
- (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
verb
- make less fast or intense
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- preside over
- make less strong or intense; soften
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- make less severe or harsh
- (intransitive) To become less excessive.
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
adj
adv
adj
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
adv
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
noun
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation