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- (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
noun
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
- The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
- a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
- an unplanned expedient
adj
- often improvised or impromptu
- for or concerned with one specific purpose
- (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- (networking) Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
adv
verb
noun
- the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
- how something is done or how it happens
- characteristic or habitual practice
- consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode
- (countable) A style or manner in which something is done.
- (countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
- (uncountable) Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.
- The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.
verb
- make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
- create by hammering
- move ahead steadily
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- make something, usually for a specific function
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
- To form or create with concerted effort.
- (metallurgy, metalworking) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
noun
- a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
- (computing) A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.
- A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- The act of beating or working iron or steel.
verb
- (transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.
- (nautical, transitive) To build an improvised rigging or assembly from whichever materials are available.
- (slang, transitive) To rig a jury; to engage in jury tampering, to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such that they deliver a certain verdict.
noun
noun
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- the act of devising something
- A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- Something overly artful or artificial.
adj
- Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in "cobbed together").
- Remaining on, or taken from the cob, (as in "cobbed corn").
- Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled.
- Struck with misfortune (possibly a contraction of clobbered)
- Built of mud cobbles, and sealed with mud or an artificial equivalent.
- (dialect) Odd, peculiar, strange. (Comparative can be cobb'der and superlative can be cobb'dest).
verb
noun
verb
verb
- (transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- (transitive) Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- (ambitransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
- (ambitransitive, now dialectal) To travel by foot; to walk.
- (transitive) To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- (transitive, shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- (transitive, intransitive) To seduce or exploit someone.
- (intransitive) To cosplay a vampire.
- (intransitive) To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
- (fiction, slang, transitive) To turn (someone) into a vampire.
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- act seductively with (someone)
- piece (something old) with a new part
noun
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- (informal) A vampire.
- (US, slang) A volunteer firefighter.
- (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
- (music) A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
- The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
- To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
- To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- put or send forth
noun
- Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
- A formal justification, defence.
- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
- a poor example
- a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
adj
noun
- (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
- (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
- a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
- an extemporaneous speech or remark
adv
verb
noun
- (derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
- (figurative) Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.
- A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
- sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
noun
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
intj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
verb
adj
intj
noun
- (rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
- (vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
- (vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
- (philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
- (card games, possibly vulgar) A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations.
- (vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
- (vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
- Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
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noun
adj
adv
noun
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
- The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
- a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
- an unplanned expedient
noun
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- the act of devising something
- A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- Something overly artful or artificial.
noun
verb
noun
- Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
- A formal justification, defence.
- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
- a poor example
- a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
noun
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
intj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
verb
- (transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- (transitive) Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- (ambitransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
- (ambitransitive, now dialectal) To travel by foot; to walk.
- (transitive) To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- (transitive, shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- (transitive, intransitive) To seduce or exploit someone.
- (intransitive) To cosplay a vampire.
- (intransitive) To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
- (fiction, slang, transitive) To turn (someone) into a vampire.
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- act seductively with (someone)
- piece (something old) with a new part
noun
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- (informal) A vampire.
- (US, slang) A volunteer firefighter.
- (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
- (music) A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
- The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
noun
- (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
verb
noun
- the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
- how something is done or how it happens
- characteristic or habitual practice
- consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode
- (countable) A style or manner in which something is done.
- (countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
- (uncountable) Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.
- The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.
verb
- make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
- create by hammering
- move ahead steadily
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- make something, usually for a specific function
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
- To form or create with concerted effort.
- (metallurgy, metalworking) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
noun
- a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
- (computing) A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.
- A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- The act of beating or working iron or steel.
verb
- (transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.
- (nautical, transitive) To build an improvised rigging or assembly from whichever materials are available.
- (slang, transitive) To rig a jury; to engage in jury tampering, to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such that they deliver a certain verdict.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- (transitive) Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- (ambitransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
- (ambitransitive, now dialectal) To travel by foot; to walk.
- (transitive) To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- (transitive, shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- (transitive, intransitive) To seduce or exploit someone.
- (intransitive) To cosplay a vampire.
- (intransitive) To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
- (fiction, slang, transitive) To turn (someone) into a vampire.
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- act seductively with (someone)
- piece (something old) with a new part
noun
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- (informal) A vampire.
- (US, slang) A volunteer firefighter.
- (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
- (music) A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
- The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
- To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
- To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- put or send forth
verb
noun
- (derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
- (figurative) Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.
- A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
- sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
verb
adj
intj
noun
- (rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
- (vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
- (vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
- (philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
- (card games, possibly vulgar) A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations.
- (vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
- (vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
- Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
adj
- often improvised or impromptu
- for or concerned with one specific purpose
- (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- (networking) Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
adv
adj
- Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in "cobbed together").
- Remaining on, or taken from the cob, (as in "cobbed corn").
- Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled.
- Struck with misfortune (possibly a contraction of clobbered)
- Built of mud cobbles, and sealed with mud or an artificial equivalent.
- (dialect) Odd, peculiar, strange. (Comparative can be cobb'der and superlative can be cobb'dest).
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- (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
- (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
- a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
- an extemporaneous speech or remark