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noun
- A confirmation or authentication.
- A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
- (business, finance) The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business records of an enterprise, public agency, or other organization.
- (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.
- the action of bearing witness
- the evidence by which something is attested
noun
- Confirmation; authentication.
- The state of being verified.
- The act or process of verifying.
- (mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.
- (law) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence.
- (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
noun
- Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification.
- The act of validating something.
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- The process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective.
- (US) The process of identifying a new prisoner's gang affiliation.
- the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
adj
- Verified or validated in some way.
- (phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
- (phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
- (Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
- (aviation or other transport, of baggage) Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
- Marked with a check mark.
- (crosswording) Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.
- patterned with alternating squares of color
verb
noun
- making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
- A verification that something is true or has happened.
- a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
- information that confirms or verifies
- a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
- A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
- (law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
noun
adj
- A reply of confirmation of identity.
- Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- Similar, alike.
- Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
- Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
- unchanged in character or nature
- same in identity
- closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
- equal in amount or value
adv
intj
pron
noun
- The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.
- Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
- Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.
- The signing of one's name.
- the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)
- a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
- a pledged contribution
adj
- verified officially
- of or relating to an office
- having official authority or sanction
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
- (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
- Of or about an office or public trust.
- Discharging an office or function.
- Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
- Approved by authority; authorized.
- (informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
- Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- (pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
- (pharmacology) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
noun
noun
- Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something; or the process of doing so.
- validating the authenticity of something or someone
- (computing) Proof of identity required by a user to log on to some network or access some resource.
- A hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork.
- a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
noun
name
verb
- authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- give testimony in a court of law
- establish or verify the usage of
- (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
- (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
- (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- (transitive) To put under oath.
- (ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
noun
- an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
- a solemn statement made under oath
- something that serves as evidence
- An account of first-hand experience.
- Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
- (law) Statements made by a witness in court.
- (religion) In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
noun
- An assurance or guarantee.
- (law) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
- Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
verb
verb
noun
- a signature that validates something
- the act of endorsing
- a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
- formal and explicit approval
- a speech seconding a motion
- An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).
- Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.
- (aviation) An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.
- (education, certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.
- Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.
- The act or quality of endorsing
adj
- (law) Authenticated or verified in writing.
- Having met an official standard.
- endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
- fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
- holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
verb
verb
- establish as valid or genuine
- be in back of
- travel backward
- place a bet on
- give support or one's approval to
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- support financial backing for
- be behind; approve of
- cause to travel backward
- (transitive) To push or force backwards.
- (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- (transitive) To support.
- (MLE, transitive) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
- (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
- (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To row backward with (oars).
- (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To carry an infant on one’s back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
adj
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- At or near the rear.
- Not current.
- (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
noun
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
- (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- (swimming) Clipping of backstroke.
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- (figuratively) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A ferryboat.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
- (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- (printing) The inside margin of a page.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
adv
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
- In a manner that impedes.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- (not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- (postpositive) Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
verb
- establish as valid or genuine
- move backwards from a certain position
- become or cause to become obstructed
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To undo one's actions.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To provide support or the promise of support to.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of a blockage) To halt the flow or movement of something.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To reconsider one's thoughts.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
- (idiomatic, computing, transitive) To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, informal) To fill up because of a backlog.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) If a property backs up to another property, that means it abuts or shares a border with another property.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To move a vehicle backwards.
verb
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- place into check
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- slow the growth or development of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- make an examination or investigation
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- make cracks or chinks in
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- write out a check on a bank account
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
- (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
- (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
- (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
- (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
- (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
noun
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- An inspection or examination.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A small chink or crack.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
adj
intj
verb
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- trace
- withdraw money by writing a check
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
- announce one's departure from a hotel
- record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
- (intransitive) To leave in a hurry.
- (intransitive) To become uninterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.
- (intransitive, euphemistic, by extension) To die.
- (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- (intransitive) To prove (after an investigation) to be the case, or to be in order.
- (intransitive) To record one's departure from a workplace, hotel, restaurant, etc.
- (transitive, programming) To obtain source code (or other material) from a source control repository so that one can modify it (and often later check in the modified version back).
- (intransitive) To become catatonic or otherwise nonresponsive.
- (darts) To visit the oche for the last time and clear one's remaining points to win the game.
- (transitive) To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
verb
noun
noun
- The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
- State of having legal force.
- (Christianity, theology) The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.
- A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
- the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
- the quality of being valid and rigorous
verb
noun
- A receipt.
- A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
- One who or that which vouches.
- (advertising) A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
- (historical) A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.
- someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
noun
- The act of certifying.
- validating the authenticity of something or someone
- The granting of a certificate.
- A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
- a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
- the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
noun
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
adj
verb
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
noun
noun
- A confirmation or authentication.
- A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
- (business, finance) The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business records of an enterprise, public agency, or other organization.
- (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.
- the action of bearing witness
- the evidence by which something is attested
noun
- Confirmation; authentication.
- The state of being verified.
- The act or process of verifying.
- (mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.
- (law) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence.
- (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
noun
- Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification.
- The act of validating something.
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- The process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective.
- (US) The process of identifying a new prisoner's gang affiliation.
- the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
noun
- making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
- A verification that something is true or has happened.
- a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
- information that confirms or verifies
- a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
- A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
- (law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
noun
noun
- The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.
- Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
- Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.
- The signing of one's name.
- the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)
- a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
- a pledged contribution
noun
- Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something; or the process of doing so.
- validating the authenticity of something or someone
- (computing) Proof of identity required by a user to log on to some network or access some resource.
- A hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork.
- a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
noun
name
noun
- an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
- a solemn statement made under oath
- something that serves as evidence
- An account of first-hand experience.
- Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
- (law) Statements made by a witness in court.
- (religion) In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
noun
- An assurance or guarantee.
- (law) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
- Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
verb
noun
- a signature that validates something
- the act of endorsing
- a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
- formal and explicit approval
- a speech seconding a motion
- An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).
- Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.
- (aviation) An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.
- (education, certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.
- Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.
- The act or quality of endorsing
noun
- The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
- State of having legal force.
- (Christianity, theology) The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.
- A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
- the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
- the quality of being valid and rigorous
noun
- The act of certifying.
- validating the authenticity of something or someone
- The granting of a certificate.
- A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
- a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
- the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
noun
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
adj
verb
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
noun
verb
- authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- give testimony in a court of law
- establish or verify the usage of
- (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
- (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
- (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- (transitive) To put under oath.
- (ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
verb
verb
- establish as valid or genuine
- be in back of
- travel backward
- place a bet on
- give support or one's approval to
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- support financial backing for
- be behind; approve of
- cause to travel backward
- (transitive) To push or force backwards.
- (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- (transitive) To support.
- (MLE, transitive) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
- (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
- (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To row backward with (oars).
- (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To carry an infant on one’s back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
adj
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- At or near the rear.
- Not current.
- (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
noun
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
- (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- (swimming) Clipping of backstroke.
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- (figuratively) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A ferryboat.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
- (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- (printing) The inside margin of a page.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
adv
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
- In a manner that impedes.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- (not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- (postpositive) Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
verb
- establish as valid or genuine
- move backwards from a certain position
- become or cause to become obstructed
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To undo one's actions.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To provide support or the promise of support to.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of a blockage) To halt the flow or movement of something.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To reconsider one's thoughts.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
- (idiomatic, computing, transitive) To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, informal) To fill up because of a backlog.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) If a property backs up to another property, that means it abuts or shares a border with another property.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To move a vehicle backwards.
verb
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- place into check
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- slow the growth or development of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- make an examination or investigation
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- make cracks or chinks in
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- write out a check on a bank account
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
- (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
- (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
- (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
- (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
- (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
noun
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- An inspection or examination.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A small chink or crack.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
adj
intj
verb
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- trace
- withdraw money by writing a check
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
- announce one's departure from a hotel
- record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
- (intransitive) To leave in a hurry.
- (intransitive) To become uninterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.
- (intransitive, euphemistic, by extension) To die.
- (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- (intransitive) To prove (after an investigation) to be the case, or to be in order.
- (intransitive) To record one's departure from a workplace, hotel, restaurant, etc.
- (transitive, programming) To obtain source code (or other material) from a source control repository so that one can modify it (and often later check in the modified version back).
- (intransitive) To become catatonic or otherwise nonresponsive.
- (darts) To visit the oche for the last time and clear one's remaining points to win the game.
- (transitive) To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A receipt.
- A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
- One who or that which vouches.
- (advertising) A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
- (historical) A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.
- someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
adj
- Verified or validated in some way.
- (phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
- (phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
- (Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
- (aviation or other transport, of baggage) Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
- Marked with a check mark.
- (crosswording) Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.
- patterned with alternating squares of color
verb
adj
- A reply of confirmation of identity.
- Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- Similar, alike.
- Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
- Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
- unchanged in character or nature
- same in identity
- closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
- equal in amount or value
adv
intj
pron
adj
- verified officially
- of or relating to an office
- having official authority or sanction
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
- (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
- Of or about an office or public trust.
- Discharging an office or function.
- Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
- Approved by authority; authorized.
- (informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
- Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- (pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
- (pharmacology) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
noun
adj
- (law) Authenticated or verified in writing.
- Having met an official standard.
- endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
- fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
- holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill