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noun
- (Scotland) A bedstead.
- A floodgate; a sluice gate.
- (nautical) An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
- (figurative) Development; disclosure; discovery.
- (informal) A birth, the birth records (in the newspaper).
- (slang) A gullet.
- An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.
- A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
- (often as mayfly hatch) The phenomenon, lasting 1–2 days, of large clouds of mayflies appearing in one location to mate, having reached maturity.
- A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.
- (mining) An opening into, or in search of, a mine.
- A trapdoor.
- The act of hatching.
- (poultry) A group of birds that emerged from eggs at a specified time.
- A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
- a movable barrier covering a hatchway
- the production of young from an egg
verb
- (intransitive, of young animals) To emerge from an egg.
- (transitive) To close with a hatch or hatches.
- (intransitive, of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
- (transitive) To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (crosshatch).
- (transitive) To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.
- (transitive) To devise (a plot or scheme).
- devise or invent
- draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
- inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
- emerge from the eggs
- sit on (eggs)
adj
noun
- (informal) A short look; a peep.
- (architecture) An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
- A hagioscope.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
verb
- (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
- partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
- be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
noun
verb
- (nautical) To admit water by leakage.
- To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).
- To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
- To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.
- fill or place a load on
- remove with or as if with a ladle
noun
- (Scotland) A cravat.
- (horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
- (photography, graphic arts) An image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
- A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
- (Internet) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
- (printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
- (gambling) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
- (programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
- A covering over something else.
- protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
- a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
verb
- simple past of overlie
- To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
- (transitive, gambling) To bet too much money on.
- (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
- (transitive, printing) To put an overlay on.
- kill by lying on
- put something on top of something else
verb
noun
prep
adv
adj
noun
- (Ireland) Alternative form of bin.
- The oil of the ben seed.
- The winged seed of the ben tree.
- (Scotland, Northern England) The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.
- A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
- (usually capitalized) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
- A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
- a mountain or tall hill
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (Scotland) A bog; a mire.
- (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
- A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
- (British dialectal) A bed or resting place.
- (seduction community) A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.
- (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.
- the habitation of wild animals
adj
contraction
adj
- (Scotland) Brittle.
- (of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
- (rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
- Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
- (US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)
- (of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
- (of hair) in small tight curls
noun
- (British, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
- A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
- garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
verb
verb
- (originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, land, or set abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing with a dull sound; to plump down.
- (figurative) Chiefly followed by down or out: to pay (money); to plank.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release (a string of a stringed instrument); also, to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking strings; to play (a piano, etc.) by striking keys; or, to play (a note or tune) on such an instrument.
- (transitive) To be absent from (school) without permission; to be a truant.
- (intransitive) To play truant.
- (also reflexive, originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, set, or throw (something, or oneself) abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing, making a dull sound; to plump.
- To move (something) with a sudden push.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release a string of a musical instrument; also, to play a stringed instrument by plucking strings; to play a piano, etc., by striking keys; or, to play a note or tune on such an instrument.
- (figurative) Followed by for: to choose, to opt; to plump.
- To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
- (chiefly US) To hit or injure (someone or something); also, to shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- (baseball) To pitch a ball in a way that it hits (a player).
- drop steeply
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
adv
intj
noun
noun
- (Scotland) A promontory.
- The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
- (dialectal, Northern England) Dirt, dust, or other waste matter.
- Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
- A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
- A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- A thin, soft muslin.
- (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories
verb
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To heat and spice something, such as wine.
- (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
- To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
- To dull or stupefy.
- reflect deeply on a subject
- heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
noun
adj
verb
contraction
intj
adj
- At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
- Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
- (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
- Misspelling of aweigh.
- (golf) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
- (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
- used of an opponent's ground
- not present; having left
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
adv
- From a place, hence.
- Without restraint.
- So as to remove or use up something.
- In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
- From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
- (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
- On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
- Aside, so as to discard something.
- In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
- Aside; off; in another direction.
- At a stated distance in time or space.
- at a distance in space or time
- from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
- out of existence
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
- in reserve; not for immediate use
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- in a different direction
- freely or at will
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- from one's possession
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, Scotland) To besmear.
- (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
- (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- make less active or intense
- satisfy (thirst)
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
noun
verb
- (Scotland) To soak.
- (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- (intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- (intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.
- (transitive) (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
noun
verb
- (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle
- (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
- (slang, transitive) To hit
- (poker slang) To make a donk bet.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
adj
noun
- (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- buttocks
- (Australia, slang) A fool.
- (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
- (slang) A donkey (the animal).
- (British, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
noun
- (Scotland) A small heap.
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart which opens at the back to release its load; a tumbril.
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure, etc.
- A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- (figuratively, slang) A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, shaped like an A-frame.
- Alternative form of co-op.
- A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- a farm building for housing poultry
verb
- (transitive) To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
- (transitive, intransitive, politics, historical) To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them from casting their ballots in an election.
- (transitive) To keep in a coop.
- (intransitive, law enforcement, slang) Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
noun
- (Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
- (by restriction) Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
- Any text that continues on from another text.
- (narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
- (mathematics) The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
- something that follows something else
- a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
verb
noun
- (Southern US) A child.
- One of the jaws or cheeks of a vice, etc.
- (dated outside UK and Australia) A man, a fellow.
- (Scotland) A blow; a rap.
- (UK, dialectal) A customer, a buyer.
- (Internet slang) Clipping of chapter (“division of a text”).
- A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
- a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
- a boy or man
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
noun
verb
noun
- (Scotland) A bedstead.
- A floodgate; a sluice gate.
- (nautical) An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
- (figurative) Development; disclosure; discovery.
- (informal) A birth, the birth records (in the newspaper).
- (slang) A gullet.
- An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.
- A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
- (often as mayfly hatch) The phenomenon, lasting 1–2 days, of large clouds of mayflies appearing in one location to mate, having reached maturity.
- A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.
- (mining) An opening into, or in search of, a mine.
- A trapdoor.
- The act of hatching.
- (poultry) A group of birds that emerged from eggs at a specified time.
- A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
- a movable barrier covering a hatchway
- the production of young from an egg
verb
- (intransitive, of young animals) To emerge from an egg.
- (transitive) To close with a hatch or hatches.
- (intransitive, of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
- (transitive) To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (crosshatch).
- (transitive) To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.
- (transitive) To devise (a plot or scheme).
- devise or invent
- draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
- inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
- emerge from the eggs
- sit on (eggs)
noun
verb
- (nautical) To admit water by leakage.
- To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).
- To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
- To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.
- fill or place a load on
- remove with or as if with a ladle
noun
- (Scotland) A cravat.
- (horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
- (photography, graphic arts) An image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
- A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
- (Internet) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
- (printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
- (gambling) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
- (programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
- A covering over something else.
- protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
- a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
verb
- simple past of overlie
- To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
- (transitive, gambling) To bet too much money on.
- (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
- (transitive, printing) To put an overlay on.
- kill by lying on
- put something on top of something else
noun
- (Scotland) A promontory.
- The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
- (dialectal, Northern England) Dirt, dust, or other waste matter.
- Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
- A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
- A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- A thin, soft muslin.
- (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories
verb
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To heat and spice something, such as wine.
- (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
- To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
- To dull or stupefy.
- reflect deeply on a subject
- heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- (Scotland) A small heap.
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart which opens at the back to release its load; a tumbril.
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure, etc.
- A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- (figuratively, slang) A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, shaped like an A-frame.
- Alternative form of co-op.
- A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- a farm building for housing poultry
verb
- (transitive) To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
- (transitive, intransitive, politics, historical) To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them from casting their ballots in an election.
- (transitive) To keep in a coop.
- (intransitive, law enforcement, slang) Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
verb
noun
- (Scotland) A bog; a mire.
- (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
- A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
- (British dialectal) A bed or resting place.
- (seduction community) A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.
- (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.
- the habitation of wild animals
noun
- (Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
- (by restriction) Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
- Any text that continues on from another text.
- (narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
- (mathematics) The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
- something that follows something else
- a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
noun
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (Scotland) A bog; a mire.
- (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
- A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
- (British dialectal) A bed or resting place.
- (seduction community) A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.
- (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.
- the habitation of wild animals
verb
- (originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, land, or set abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing with a dull sound; to plump down.
- (figurative) Chiefly followed by down or out: to pay (money); to plank.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release (a string of a stringed instrument); also, to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking strings; to play (a piano, etc.) by striking keys; or, to play (a note or tune) on such an instrument.
- (transitive) To be absent from (school) without permission; to be a truant.
- (intransitive) To play truant.
- (also reflexive, originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, set, or throw (something, or oneself) abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing, making a dull sound; to plump.
- To move (something) with a sudden push.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release a string of a musical instrument; also, to play a stringed instrument by plucking strings; to play a piano, etc., by striking keys; or, to play a note or tune on such an instrument.
- (figurative) Followed by for: to choose, to opt; to plump.
- To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
- (chiefly US) To hit or injure (someone or something); also, to shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- (baseball) To pitch a ball in a way that it hits (a player).
- drop steeply
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
adv
intj
noun
verb
- (transitive, Scotland) To besmear.
- (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
- (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- make less active or intense
- satisfy (thirst)
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
noun
verb
- (Scotland) To soak.
- (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- (intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- (intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.
- (transitive) (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
noun
verb
- (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle
- (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
- (slang, transitive) To hit
- (poker slang) To make a donk bet.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
adj
noun
- (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- buttocks
- (Australia, slang) A fool.
- (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
- (slang) A donkey (the animal).
- (British, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
verb
noun
- (Southern US) A child.
- One of the jaws or cheeks of a vice, etc.
- (dated outside UK and Australia) A man, a fellow.
- (Scotland) A blow; a rap.
- (UK, dialectal) A customer, a buyer.
- (Internet slang) Clipping of chapter (“division of a text”).
- A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
- a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
- a boy or man
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
prep
adv
adj
noun
- (Ireland) Alternative form of bin.
- The oil of the ben seed.
- The winged seed of the ben tree.
- (Scotland, Northern England) The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.
- A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
- (usually capitalized) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
- A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
- a mountain or tall hill
adj
noun
- (informal) A short look; a peep.
- (architecture) An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
- A hagioscope.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
verb
- (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
- partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
- be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
adj
contraction
adj
- (Scotland) Brittle.
- (of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
- (rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
- Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
- (US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)
- (of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
- (of hair) in small tight curls
noun
- (British, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
- A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
- garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement