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noun
- (nautical, chiefly attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
- Hardened volcanic lava.
- (in the plural) Fetters.
- An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.
- A scum of oxide of iron formed in forging.
- Someone or something that clinks.
- A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat.
- Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling.
- A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
- a hard brick used as a paving stone
- a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
verb
verb
- cover with planks
- (transitive) To cover something with planking.
- cook and serve on a plank
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
- (intransitive) To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
- To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
- (transitive) To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- (transitive) To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
noun
- a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
- (figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
- Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
- That which supports or upholds.
- A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- (British, slang) A stupid person, idiot.
noun
verb
noun
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
adj
noun
- A series of planks; a group of planks.
- planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
- the work of covering an area with planks
- (slang) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
verb
noun
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
verb
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- thread on or as if on a string
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
noun
- (nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
- The covering, or outside part, of a nut.
- (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
- The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
- A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
- (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
- A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
- (figuratively) The empty outward form of someone or something.
- (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
- In formal debating, a set of proposed rules to be followed, with set penalties for violating them.
- A psychological barrier to social interaction.
- (figuratively) The outward form independent of what is inside.
- (British, education) One or more school grades within secondary education, at certain public schools.
- The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.
- (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
- (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
- An engraved copper roller used in print works.
- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
- (UK, slang) A person's ear.
- (geology) The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
- An emaciated person.
- (nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.
- (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
- (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
- (business) A legal entity that has no operations.
- (in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
- (by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.
- (figuratively) A person otherwise diminished.
- The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
- (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
- (phonology) The onset and coda of a syllable.
- A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
- A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
- An unmarked vehicle for carrying corpses from a crime scene.
- (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
- (engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
- a rigid covering that envelops an object
- the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- a very light narrow racing boat
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
verb
- (topology) To form a shelling.
- To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- (computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
- (cricket, slang, transitive) To drop (the ball).
- (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- remove from its shell or outer covering
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- fall out of the pod or husk
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- look for and collect shells by the seashore
- remove the husks from
- hit the pitches of hard and regularly
verb
- line with beams or planks
- use a crib, as in an exam
- take unauthorized (intellectual material)
- (intransitive, of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind.
- To crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow accommodations.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- (intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
- (transitive) To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
- (India) To complain, to grumble
- (transitive, informal) To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- (transitive) To place or confine in a crib.
- (cryptography) To use a known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, to work out the remaining sections.
noun
- baby bed with high sides made of slats
- a bin or granary for storing grains
- a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
- the cards discarded by players at cribbage
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
- The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi.
- (cribbage) The card game cribbage.
- A hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation.
- (slang, sometimes African-American Vernacular) One’s residence, house or dwelling place, or usual place of resort.
- A confined space, such as a cage or office cubicle.
- (British) A bed for a child older than a baby.
- (cribbage) The cards discarded by players and used by the dealer.
- A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals.
- A bin for drying or storing grain, such as a corn crib.
- (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- A boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing.
- (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet or other small vessel.
- (slang) A cheat sheet or past test used by students; crib sheet.
- A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
- A wicker basket.
- (southern New Zealand) A small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction.
- (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A snack or packed lunch, especially as taken to work to eat during a break.
- A literal translation, usually of a work originally in Latin or Ancient Greek.
- (Canada) A small raft made of timber.
- (cryptography) A known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections.
- (usually in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.
noun
- A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
- (surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
- Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
- A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball.
- (journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
- A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
- (fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
- (sports) A person who plays on a particular string.
- (birdwatching) A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.
- (carpentry) The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
- Someone who strings someone along.
- a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
- a member of a squad on a team
- brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
- a worker who strings
noun
- a structure of boards
- A structure made of boards.
- the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
- (uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
- The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
- The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
- (ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
verb
noun
- (nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
- Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.
- (bowling) Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
- (by extension) Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
- (poker) Cards that have been discarded.
- People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
- Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
- (rummy) Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
- someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
- a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
noun
- A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
- (American football, basketball) A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.
- (weaponry) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
- (typography) The typographical mark †.
- a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
- a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
verb
noun
- (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- The overhead closure of a room.
- (finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
- (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- (meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
- (architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- the overhead upper surface of a covered space
verb
noun
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- (nautical) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
- A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
- (aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
- (engineering) A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
- (fluid dynamics) Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.
noun
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
- A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
- The texture of a piece of fabric.
- (nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
- A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
- A ridge or low barrier.
- (Scotland, Northern England) Something selected as being the best, preference; choice; choosing.
- A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
- A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
- A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
- (film) A clapperboard; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
- a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
verb
noun
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
verb
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
noun
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
- A layer or stratum.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.
- A shelf on which articles may be laid.
- A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.
- A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
- (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
- (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
- (slang) Alternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).
- (architecture) A cornice.
- a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
verb
noun
- A beam or plank of split wood.
- Alternative spelling of shiva.
- A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.
- A slice, especially of bread.
- A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
- A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching
- (papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp.
- A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.
- Alternative form of shiv.
noun
- (shipbuilding) A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed.
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
- (transport) A short branch road of a motorway, freeway or major road.
- A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.
- (figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
- (architecture) The short wooden buttress of a post.
- Ergotized rye or other grain.
- (carpentry) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.
- An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
- The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.
- (rail transport) A very short branch line of a railway line.
- (electronics) A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.
- Roots, tree roots.
- (architecture) A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.
- A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- (mining) A branch of a vein.
- A jab given with the spurs.
- A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.
- Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.
- (geology) A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.
- (botany) A short thin side shoot from a branch, especially one that bears fruit or, in conifers, the shoots that bear the leaves.
- A tern.
- tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
- a railway line connected to a trunk line
- any sharply pointed projection
verb
- (transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
- (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
- To form a spur (senses 17-18 of the noun)
- (transitive) To put spurs on.
- (intransitive) To press forward; to travel in great haste.
- give heart or courage to
- incite or stimulate
- goad with spurs
- equip with spurs
- strike with a spur
noun
- (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
- (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
- A corner (of a building).
- (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
- A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
- An outer or external angle.
- A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
- (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
- (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
- (lumbering) An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
- (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
- (uncountable, derogatory) Empty, hypocritical talk.
- (dialectal, forestry) A parcel, a division.
- Slope, the angle at which something is set.
- A movement or throw that overturns something.
- insincere talk about religion or morals
- two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
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- (intransitive) To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- (transitive) To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
- (intransitive) To speak in set phrases.
- (intransitive, heraldry) Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- (transitive) To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
- (intransitive) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- (transitive) To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
- (transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
- heel over
noun
- (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
- a person who is a member of a partnership
- a person's partner in marriage
- an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
verb
noun
- one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
- a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
- the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
- (Scotland) Red chalk; ruddle.
- (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
- (brewing) A broad, flat vessel used for cooling liquids; a brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
- (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
- (aeronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
- (by extension) The rigid bottom part of something else, especially an iceberg.
- (nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
- (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
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noun
- (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
- (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
- (countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- (sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
- (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
- the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
noun
- (nautical) A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
- The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
- A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
- The back of the blade on a scythe.
- The top of a ridge.
- The spine of an animal.
- (aeronautics) A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body.
- (Southern England, Vancouver) A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.
- (nautical) A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.
- backbone of an animal
- cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
verb
noun
- (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
- A drink of whisky served hot.
- A member of the team not wearing shirts, in a shirts and skins game.
- (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
- (slang, Ireland, British) A person; chap.
- (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
- (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
- (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
- (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
- (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
- (aviation) The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
- A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
- (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
- the rind of a fruit or vegetable
- an outer surface (usually thin)
- a person whose head is bald or shaved
- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
- body covering of a living animal
- a person's skin regarded as their life
- a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
verb
- (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
- (colloquial) To high five.
- (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
- (transitive, art) To remove the top layers of paint from, revealing parts of the underlying medium or canvas.
- (intransitive) To become covered with skin or a skin-like layer.
- (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
- (UK, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
- Short for skin up (“travel uphill on skis, snowboard, or bicycle”)
- (transitive) To injure the skin of.
- remove the skin from
- remove the bark of a tree
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
noun
- (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
- (firearms) A strip of metal running along the top of the barrel that serves as a sighting plane.
- (botany) Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
- (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
- (anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
- (by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
- (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
- A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
- A stalk of celery.
- (aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
- A teasing joke.
- (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
- (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
- (botany) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
- (botany) Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
- a teasing remark
- a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
- support resembling the rib of an animal
- any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
verb
- To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
- (transitive) To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
- To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- subject to laughter or ridicule
- form vertical ribs by knitting
noun
- Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide.
- A panel of wooden slats typically laid on a concrete floor in a workshop, to reduce fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
- One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
- a boardwalk laid across muddy ground
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- (nautical, chiefly attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
- Hardened volcanic lava.
- (in the plural) Fetters.
- An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.
- A scum of oxide of iron formed in forging.
- Someone or something that clinks.
- A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat.
- Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling.
- A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
- a hard brick used as a paving stone
- a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
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noun
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
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- A series of planks; a group of planks.
- planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
- the work of covering an area with planks
- (slang) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
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noun
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
verb
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- thread on or as if on a string
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
noun
- (nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
- The covering, or outside part, of a nut.
- (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
- The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
- A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
- (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
- A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
- (figuratively) The empty outward form of someone or something.
- (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
- In formal debating, a set of proposed rules to be followed, with set penalties for violating them.
- A psychological barrier to social interaction.
- (figuratively) The outward form independent of what is inside.
- (British, education) One or more school grades within secondary education, at certain public schools.
- The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.
- (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
- (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
- An engraved copper roller used in print works.
- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
- (UK, slang) A person's ear.
- (geology) The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
- An emaciated person.
- (nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.
- (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
- (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
- (business) A legal entity that has no operations.
- (in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
- (by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.
- (figuratively) A person otherwise diminished.
- The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
- (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
- (phonology) The onset and coda of a syllable.
- A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
- A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
- An unmarked vehicle for carrying corpses from a crime scene.
- (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
- (engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
- a rigid covering that envelops an object
- the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- a very light narrow racing boat
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
verb
- (topology) To form a shelling.
- To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- (computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
- (cricket, slang, transitive) To drop (the ball).
- (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- remove from its shell or outer covering
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- fall out of the pod or husk
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- look for and collect shells by the seashore
- remove the husks from
- hit the pitches of hard and regularly
noun
- A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
- (surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
- Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
- A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball.
- (journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
- A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
- (fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
- (sports) A person who plays on a particular string.
- (birdwatching) A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.
- (carpentry) The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
- Someone who strings someone along.
- a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
- a member of a squad on a team
- brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
- a worker who strings
noun
- a structure of boards
- A structure made of boards.
- the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
- (uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
- The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
- The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
- (ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
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- (nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
- Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.
- (bowling) Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
- (by extension) Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
- (poker) Cards that have been discarded.
- People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
- Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
- (rummy) Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
- someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
- a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
noun
- A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
- (American football, basketball) A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.
- (weaponry) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
- (typography) The typographical mark †.
- a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
- a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
verb
noun
- (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- The overhead closure of a room.
- (finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
- (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- (meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
- (architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- the overhead upper surface of a covered space
verb
noun
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- (nautical) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
- A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
- (aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
- (engineering) A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
- (fluid dynamics) Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.
noun
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
- A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
- The texture of a piece of fabric.
- (nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
- A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
- A ridge or low barrier.
- (Scotland, Northern England) Something selected as being the best, preference; choice; choosing.
- A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
- A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
- A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
- (film) A clapperboard; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
- a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
verb
noun
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
verb
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
noun
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
- A layer or stratum.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.
- A shelf on which articles may be laid.
- A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.
- A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
- (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
- (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
- (slang) Alternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).
- (architecture) A cornice.
- a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
verb
noun
- A beam or plank of split wood.
- Alternative spelling of shiva.
- A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.
- A slice, especially of bread.
- A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
- A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching
- (papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp.
- A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.
- Alternative form of shiv.
noun
- (shipbuilding) A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed.
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
- (transport) A short branch road of a motorway, freeway or major road.
- A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.
- (figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
- (architecture) The short wooden buttress of a post.
- Ergotized rye or other grain.
- (carpentry) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.
- An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
- The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.
- (rail transport) A very short branch line of a railway line.
- (electronics) A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.
- Roots, tree roots.
- (architecture) A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.
- A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- (mining) A branch of a vein.
- A jab given with the spurs.
- A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.
- Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.
- (geology) A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.
- (botany) A short thin side shoot from a branch, especially one that bears fruit or, in conifers, the shoots that bear the leaves.
- A tern.
- tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
- a railway line connected to a trunk line
- any sharply pointed projection
verb
- (transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
- (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
- To form a spur (senses 17-18 of the noun)
- (transitive) To put spurs on.
- (intransitive) To press forward; to travel in great haste.
- give heart or courage to
- incite or stimulate
- goad with spurs
- equip with spurs
- strike with a spur
noun
- (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
- (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
- A corner (of a building).
- (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
- A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
- An outer or external angle.
- A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
- (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
- (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
- (lumbering) An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
- (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
- (uncountable, derogatory) Empty, hypocritical talk.
- (dialectal, forestry) A parcel, a division.
- Slope, the angle at which something is set.
- A movement or throw that overturns something.
- insincere talk about religion or morals
- two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- (transitive) To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
- (intransitive) To speak in set phrases.
- (intransitive, heraldry) Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- (transitive) To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
- (intransitive) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- (transitive) To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
- (transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
- heel over
noun
- (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
- a person who is a member of a partnership
- a person's partner in marriage
- an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
verb
noun
- one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
- a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
- the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
- (Scotland) Red chalk; ruddle.
- (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
- (brewing) A broad, flat vessel used for cooling liquids; a brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
- (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
- (aeronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
- (by extension) The rigid bottom part of something else, especially an iceberg.
- (nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
- (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
verb
noun
- (nautical) A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
- The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
- A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
- The back of the blade on a scythe.
- The top of a ridge.
- The spine of an animal.
- (aeronautics) A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body.
- (Southern England, Vancouver) A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.
- (nautical) A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.
- backbone of an animal
- cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
verb
noun
- (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
- A drink of whisky served hot.
- A member of the team not wearing shirts, in a shirts and skins game.
- (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
- (slang, Ireland, British) A person; chap.
- (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
- (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
- (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
- (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
- (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
- (aviation) The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
- A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
- (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
- the rind of a fruit or vegetable
- an outer surface (usually thin)
- a person whose head is bald or shaved
- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
- body covering of a living animal
- a person's skin regarded as their life
- a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
verb
- (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
- (colloquial) To high five.
- (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
- (transitive, art) To remove the top layers of paint from, revealing parts of the underlying medium or canvas.
- (intransitive) To become covered with skin or a skin-like layer.
- (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
- (UK, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
- Short for skin up (“travel uphill on skis, snowboard, or bicycle”)
- (transitive) To injure the skin of.
- remove the skin from
- remove the bark of a tree
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
noun
- (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
- (firearms) A strip of metal running along the top of the barrel that serves as a sighting plane.
- (botany) Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
- (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
- (anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
- (by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
- (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
- A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
- A stalk of celery.
- (aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
- A teasing joke.
- (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
- (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
- (botany) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
- (botany) Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
- a teasing remark
- a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
- support resembling the rib of an animal
- any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
verb
- To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
- (transitive) To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
- To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- subject to laughter or ridicule
- form vertical ribs by knitting
noun
- Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide.
- A panel of wooden slats typically laid on a concrete floor in a workshop, to reduce fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
- One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
- a boardwalk laid across muddy ground
noun
verb
verb
- cover with planks
- (transitive) To cover something with planking.
- cook and serve on a plank
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
- (intransitive) To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
- To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
- (transitive) To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- (transitive) To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
noun
- a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
- (figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
- Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
- That which supports or upholds.
- A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- (British, slang) A stupid person, idiot.
verb
- line with beams or planks
- use a crib, as in an exam
- take unauthorized (intellectual material)
- (intransitive, of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind.
- To crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow accommodations.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- (intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
- (transitive) To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
- (India) To complain, to grumble
- (transitive, informal) To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- (transitive) To place or confine in a crib.
- (cryptography) To use a known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, to work out the remaining sections.
noun
- baby bed with high sides made of slats
- a bin or granary for storing grains
- a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
- the cards discarded by players at cribbage
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
- The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi.
- (cribbage) The card game cribbage.
- A hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation.
- (slang, sometimes African-American Vernacular) One’s residence, house or dwelling place, or usual place of resort.
- A confined space, such as a cage or office cubicle.
- (British) A bed for a child older than a baby.
- (cribbage) The cards discarded by players and used by the dealer.
- A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals.
- A bin for drying or storing grain, such as a corn crib.
- (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- A boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing.
- (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet or other small vessel.
- (slang) A cheat sheet or past test used by students; crib sheet.
- A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
- A wicker basket.
- (southern New Zealand) A small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction.
- (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A snack or packed lunch, especially as taken to work to eat during a break.
- A literal translation, usually of a work originally in Latin or Ancient Greek.
- (Canada) A small raft made of timber.
- (cryptography) A known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections.
- (usually in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.
noun
- A series of planks; a group of planks.
- planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
- the work of covering an area with planks
- (slang) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
verb
verb
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adj
noun
- (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
- (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
- (countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- (sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
- (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
- the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)