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verb
- (transitive) To make nice or subtle.
- (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- (intransitive) To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- (ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- (transitive) To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
verb
- (transitive) To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
- (transitive) To decorate (something).
- (intransitive, climbing) To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.
- (intransitive, card games) To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
verb
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- (intransitive) To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- grow vigorously
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- move or swing back and forth
noun
- An ornamentation.
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- a display of ornamental speech or language
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- the act of waving
- a showy gesture
verb
- (transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
- (transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
- (intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
- (transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
- (intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
- make more cheerful through the use of color
- become clear
verb
- (transitive) To decorate; to prettify.
- (intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
- (transitive) To present in a favorable light.
- (intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- (transitive, often with 'as') To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- dress in a certain manner
- make something appear superficially attractive
- put a caparison on
- dress in a costume
verb
- (transitive, informal) To make (something) more attractive; to touch up to add appeal.
- (transitive, informal) To flirt with and give signals of romantic intent for the purposes of seduction
- (transitive, informal) To add sugar to (something).
- (intransitive, informal) Synonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).
- (transitive, informal) To give sugary foods to others to eat.
- (intransitive, informal) To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
verb
- (transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
- (transitive, idiomatic) Used in a phrasal verb: gloss over (“to cover up a mistake or crime, to treat something with less care than it deserves”).
- (transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception
- (intransitive) To become shiny.
- (transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
- provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
- provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
noun
- (countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
- (countable) Synonym of glossary, a collection of such notes.
- (countable) An extensive commentary on some text.
- A surface shine or luster.
- (figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
- (lexicography) A definition or explanation of a word sense.
- (countable, law, US) An interpretation by a court of a specific point within a statute or case law.
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- the property of being smooth and shiny
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
verb
- (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
- (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- (transitive, music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- be beautiful to look at
noun
- (countable, music) A grace note.
- (uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor.
- (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- (countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
- (countable, card games) In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- (uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
- (uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
- elegance and beauty of movement or expression
- (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
- (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- a sense of propriety and consideration for others
- a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
verb
- (transitive) To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
- (transitive) To adorn.
- (transitive) To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
- (transitive, cooking) To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
noun
verb
noun
- (clothing) A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
- (software, graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- (chemistry) A window-like part of a fume hood which can be moved up and down in order to create a barrier between chemicals and people.
- (clothing) A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
- (sawmilling) The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
- The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
- a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
verb
- (transitive, colloquial) To make more exciting.
- (informal, figuratively, transitive) To stir up (trouble), to cause (a disturbance).
- (transitive, intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, up.
- (machinery) To move sharply upward.
- (informal, intransitive) To show anger (about something).
- (of a horse) To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up.
- (informal, intransitive, US) To function improperly; to show signs of disorder; (of an illness) to flare up.
- (informal, figuratively, by extension, transitive, US) To raise, to increase (a price).
- (slang) To pass (something, such as a proposal or a share of a bribe) up a hierarchy or chain of command.
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- cause to rise by kicking
noun
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To make spectacular.
- (transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
- (intransitive) To be exposed to light.
- (transitive) To shine light on something.
- (intransitive) To glow; to light up.
- (transitive) To decorate something with lights.
- (transitive, military) To direct a radar beam toward.
- (transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
- introduce light into
- add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
adj
noun
adv
adj
noun
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
verb
- (transitive) To make something popular.
- (transitive, communication) To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.
- cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- make understandable to the general public
verb
noun
- Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance.
- A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
- (figuratively, by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.
- a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
verb
- (transitive, slang) To enhance in terms of fashionable appeal.
- (transitive, slang) To sensationalize.
- (transitive, slang) To arouse somebody sexually.
- (transitive, slang) To make more sexually attractive.
- (transitive, slang) To take part in sexual acts with.
- give erotic character to or make more interesting
verb
noun
adj
verb
- (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.
- (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- work out in detail
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
verb
- (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
- (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
- (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
- (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
- (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- make (a surface) shine
- bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
noun
verb
- (transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
- (copulative, followed by an adjective or a noun) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- (intransitive, archaic other than in become of) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- (transitive) To be appropriate for.
- come into existence
- enhance the appearance of
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- undergo a change or development
verb
- (transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
- (intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
- (transitive, informal) To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
- (intransitive, informal) Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
- (dialectal) To examine thoroughly.
- gain or regain energy
noun
verb
noun
- (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
- An aromatic odor.
- (figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
- (uncountable, Internet slang) Erotic or pornographic material, usually written; smut.
- (uncountable) A psychoactive neocannabinoid.
- (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.
- (cryptography) An additional input parameter used as a secondary, non-secret key in the Hasty Pudding cipher.
- (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
- (nonce word, usually humorous) plural of spouse
- A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
- aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
verb
- (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
- (transitive) To be a highlight of.
- (transitive, Internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
- (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
- (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
noun
- (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- (cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
- (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
- the most interesting or memorable part
- an area of lightness in a picture
verb
- (transitive) To deem.
- To mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix.
- To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
- To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
- To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
- (transitive, now informal) To name, to entitle, to call.
- To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
- To make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
- (golf) To execute a shot poorly.
- To dress with an adze.
- To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
- (transitive, now historical or ceremonial) To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
- To add sound to film or change audio on film.
- To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation
- To do something badly.
- To dress a fishing fly.
- raise (someone) to knighthood
- provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
- give a nickname to
noun
- (countable) The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.
- (slang, countable) A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
- (slang) A twenty-dollar sack of marijuana.
- (UK, dialect) A pool or puddle.
- Clipping of double-u.
- (slang) A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.
- (music, countable) A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
- (India, historical) A small copper coin once used in India.
- (rare) A blow, thrust, or poke.
- (slang, now historical) An unskillful, awkward person.
- (music, uncountable) A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
- (golf) A poorly executed shot.
- (video games, Internet slang) A win.
- (music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
- the new sounds added by dubbing
verb
noun
- A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
- (film) Ellipsis of press junket.
- A feast or banquet.
- A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds.
- (gambling) A gaming room for which the capacity and limits change daily, often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.
- a journey taken for pleasure
- dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
- a trip taken by an official at public expense
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To promote a person to a higher grade.
- (transitive, television) To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To bump into something; to collide with something.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
- increase or raise
verb
- (transitive) To catch the attention of.
- (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- (intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- take into custody
- attract and fix
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
noun
- (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- The condition of being stopped, standstill.
- A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- (nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
- A device to physically arrest motion.
- (farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
- A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- (transitive) To devise.
- To digest in the stomach.
- (cooking) To make an infusion.
- (figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
- (figurative) To reduce or diminish.
- (cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- extract the essence of something by boiling it
- steep in hot water
verb
- (transitive) To make nice or subtle.
- (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- (intransitive) To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- (ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- (transitive) To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
verb
- (transitive) To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
- (transitive) To decorate (something).
- (intransitive, climbing) To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.
- (intransitive, card games) To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
verb
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- (intransitive) To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- grow vigorously
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- move or swing back and forth
noun
- An ornamentation.
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- a display of ornamental speech or language
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- the act of waving
- a showy gesture
verb
- (transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
- (transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
- (intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
- (transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
- (intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
- make more cheerful through the use of color
- become clear
verb
- (transitive) To decorate; to prettify.
- (intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
- (transitive) To present in a favorable light.
- (intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- (transitive, often with 'as') To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- dress in a certain manner
- make something appear superficially attractive
- put a caparison on
- dress in a costume
verb
- (transitive, informal) To make (something) more attractive; to touch up to add appeal.
- (transitive, informal) To flirt with and give signals of romantic intent for the purposes of seduction
- (transitive, informal) To add sugar to (something).
- (intransitive, informal) Synonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).
- (transitive, informal) To give sugary foods to others to eat.
- (intransitive, informal) To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
verb
- (transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
- (transitive, idiomatic) Used in a phrasal verb: gloss over (“to cover up a mistake or crime, to treat something with less care than it deserves”).
- (transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception
- (intransitive) To become shiny.
- (transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
- provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
- provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
noun
- (countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
- (countable) Synonym of glossary, a collection of such notes.
- (countable) An extensive commentary on some text.
- A surface shine or luster.
- (figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
- (lexicography) A definition or explanation of a word sense.
- (countable, law, US) An interpretation by a court of a specific point within a statute or case law.
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- the property of being smooth and shiny
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
verb
- (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
- (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- (transitive, music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- be beautiful to look at
noun
- (countable, music) A grace note.
- (uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor.
- (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- (countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
- (countable, card games) In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- (uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
- (uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
- elegance and beauty of movement or expression
- (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
- (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- a sense of propriety and consideration for others
- a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
verb
- (transitive) To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
- (transitive) To adorn.
- (transitive) To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
- (transitive, cooking) To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
noun
verb
noun
- (clothing) A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
- (software, graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- (chemistry) A window-like part of a fume hood which can be moved up and down in order to create a barrier between chemicals and people.
- (clothing) A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
- (sawmilling) The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
- The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
- a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
verb
- (transitive, colloquial) To make more exciting.
- (informal, figuratively, transitive) To stir up (trouble), to cause (a disturbance).
- (transitive, intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, up.
- (machinery) To move sharply upward.
- (informal, intransitive) To show anger (about something).
- (of a horse) To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up.
- (informal, intransitive, US) To function improperly; to show signs of disorder; (of an illness) to flare up.
- (informal, figuratively, by extension, transitive, US) To raise, to increase (a price).
- (slang) To pass (something, such as a proposal or a share of a bribe) up a hierarchy or chain of command.
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- cause to rise by kicking
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verb
- (transitive, figurative) To make spectacular.
- (transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
- (intransitive) To be exposed to light.
- (transitive) To shine light on something.
- (intransitive) To glow; to light up.
- (transitive) To decorate something with lights.
- (transitive, military) To direct a radar beam toward.
- (transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
- introduce light into
- add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
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- (transitive) To make something popular.
- (transitive, communication) To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.
- cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- make understandable to the general public
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noun
- Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance.
- A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
- (figuratively, by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.
- a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
verb
- (transitive, slang) To enhance in terms of fashionable appeal.
- (transitive, slang) To sensationalize.
- (transitive, slang) To arouse somebody sexually.
- (transitive, slang) To make more sexually attractive.
- (transitive, slang) To take part in sexual acts with.
- give erotic character to or make more interesting
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
- (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
- (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
- (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
- (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- make (a surface) shine
- bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
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verb
- (transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
- (copulative, followed by an adjective or a noun) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- (intransitive, archaic other than in become of) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- (transitive) To be appropriate for.
- come into existence
- enhance the appearance of
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- undergo a change or development
verb
- (transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
- (intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
- (transitive, informal) To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
- (intransitive, informal) Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
- (dialectal) To examine thoroughly.
- gain or regain energy
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noun
- (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
- An aromatic odor.
- (figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
- (uncountable, Internet slang) Erotic or pornographic material, usually written; smut.
- (uncountable) A psychoactive neocannabinoid.
- (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.
- (cryptography) An additional input parameter used as a secondary, non-secret key in the Hasty Pudding cipher.
- (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
- (nonce word, usually humorous) plural of spouse
- A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
- aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
verb
- (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
- (transitive) To be a highlight of.
- (transitive, Internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
- (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
- (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
noun
- (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- (cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
- (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
- the most interesting or memorable part
- an area of lightness in a picture
verb
- (transitive) To deem.
- To mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix.
- To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
- To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
- To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
- (transitive, now informal) To name, to entitle, to call.
- To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
- To make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
- (golf) To execute a shot poorly.
- To dress with an adze.
- To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
- (transitive, now historical or ceremonial) To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
- To add sound to film or change audio on film.
- To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation
- To do something badly.
- To dress a fishing fly.
- raise (someone) to knighthood
- provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
- give a nickname to
noun
- (countable) The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.
- (slang, countable) A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
- (slang) A twenty-dollar sack of marijuana.
- (UK, dialect) A pool or puddle.
- Clipping of double-u.
- (slang) A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.
- (music, countable) A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
- (India, historical) A small copper coin once used in India.
- (rare) A blow, thrust, or poke.
- (slang, now historical) An unskillful, awkward person.
- (music, uncountable) A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
- (golf) A poorly executed shot.
- (video games, Internet slang) A win.
- (music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
- the new sounds added by dubbing
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noun
- A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
- (film) Ellipsis of press junket.
- A feast or banquet.
- A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds.
- (gambling) A gaming room for which the capacity and limits change daily, often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.
- a journey taken for pleasure
- dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
- a trip taken by an official at public expense
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To promote a person to a higher grade.
- (transitive, television) To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To bump into something; to collide with something.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
- increase or raise
verb
- (transitive) To catch the attention of.
- (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- (intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- take into custody
- attract and fix
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
noun
- (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- The condition of being stopped, standstill.
- A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- (nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
- A device to physically arrest motion.
- (farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
- A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- (transitive) To devise.
- To digest in the stomach.
- (cooking) To make an infusion.
- (figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
- (figurative) To reduce or diminish.
- (cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- extract the essence of something by boiling it
- steep in hot water
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adj
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- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
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- (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.
- (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- work out in detail
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing