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verb
- to be a menacing indication of something
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
adv
- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.
- to a severe or serious degree
- evilly or wickedly
- without skill or in a displeasing manner
- very much; strongly
- in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
- unfavorably or with disapproval
- with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
- (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
- with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’)
- in a disobedient or naughty way
adj
noun
intj
verb
noun
adj
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Not worth it.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- (informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- Bold, daring, and tough.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
- (preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
- Of low quality.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Inaccurate; incorrect
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- capable of harming
- reproduced fraudulently
- serious or severe
- nonstandard
- not financially safe or secure
- not capable of being collected
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- below average in quality or performance
- physically unsound or diseased
adv
intj
verb
noun
- Something that disturbs.
- The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
- A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
- (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
- An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
- an unhappy and worried mental state
- the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
- (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
- a noisy fight
- a disorderly outburst or tumult
prep_phrase
noun
- An indication of infamy or disgrace.
- (zoology) Synonym of pterostigma.
- (historical) A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors.
- (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- (Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
- (typography) A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ.
- A scar or birthmark.
- (figurative, poetic, rare) An expression or behaviour revealing one's hidden feelings.
- (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
- (figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
- an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
- a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
- the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
adv
- (figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.
- (figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously.
- (figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly.
- With a dark appearance.
- (figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly.
- With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
- (figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly.
- (figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely.
- without light
- in a dark glowering menacing manner
adj
noun
- (colloquial) Something done very badly.
- (agriculture, rare) Synonym of stooker.
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial) An offensive hand gesture suggesting two in the pink, one in the stink.
- A device for giving electric shocks.
- (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.
- a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)
- a shockingly bad person
phrase
- An expression of fear that a person has made a terrible mistake, the true extent of which is beyond comprehension.
- A method of drawing attention to some changed aspect of a person or thing.
- An expression of frustration, irritation or displeasure in the face of careless, negligent or reckless behaviour.
- An expression of cynicism or scepticism; frequently when faced with a recurring pattern of mistakes by another.
adj
- Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- (fantasy, gaming) Ferocious and of intimidating appearance, like a dire wolf.
- (informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
- Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- causing fear or dread or terror
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
noun
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- something that is a source of danger
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- An indication of potential or imminent danger.
- A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
verb
noun
- A male ferret.
- (historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
- A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
- The hub of a wheel.
- A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
- a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
verb
adj
noun
- (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- (shoemaking) A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- (golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
- a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
- (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
noun
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an angry disturbance
verb
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
noun
- a premonition of something adverse
- refuge from danger or observation
- something existing in perception only
- an inseparable companion
- an unilluminated area
- shade within clear boundaries
- a dominating and pervasive presence
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an indication that something has been present
- (UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- (Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.
- (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
- An inseparable companion.
- (figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- (chiefly in the negative) A small degree; a shade.
- An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
verb
- make appear small by comparison
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge
- cast a shadow over
- (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
- (transitive, intransitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
- (particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
- (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
- (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
adj
noun
- Something harmful or threatening to another
- A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
- (video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
- (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
- Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- a personal enemy
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- an opposing military force
- any hostile group of people
verb
noun
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- (literature) Synonym of thunder word.
- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- street names for heroin
verb
- (impersonal) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
- To produce something with incredible power.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.
- (ergative) To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise).
- (intransitive, transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
- move fast, noisily, and heavily
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- to make or produce a loud noise
- be the case that thunder is being heard
noun
- An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
- conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
- consecution; chain of causes and effects.
- An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
- having important effects or influence
verb
adj
adv
noun
verb
adj
- Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- (heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- on or starting from the wearer's left
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
noun
verb
noun
intj
verb
noun
adj
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Not worth it.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- (informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- Bold, daring, and tough.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
- (preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
- Of low quality.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Inaccurate; incorrect
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- capable of harming
- reproduced fraudulently
- serious or severe
- nonstandard
- not financially safe or secure
- not capable of being collected
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- below average in quality or performance
- physically unsound or diseased
adv
intj
verb
noun
- Something that disturbs.
- The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
- A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
- (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
- An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
- an unhappy and worried mental state
- the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
- (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
- a noisy fight
- a disorderly outburst or tumult
noun
- An indication of infamy or disgrace.
- (zoology) Synonym of pterostigma.
- (historical) A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors.
- (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- (Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
- (typography) A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ.
- A scar or birthmark.
- (figurative, poetic, rare) An expression or behaviour revealing one's hidden feelings.
- (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
- (figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
- an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
- a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
- the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
noun
- (colloquial) Something done very badly.
- (agriculture, rare) Synonym of stooker.
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial) An offensive hand gesture suggesting two in the pink, one in the stink.
- A device for giving electric shocks.
- (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.
- a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)
- a shockingly bad person
noun
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- something that is a source of danger
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- An indication of potential or imminent danger.
- A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
verb
noun
- A male ferret.
- (historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
- A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
- The hub of a wheel.
- A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
- a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
verb
noun
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an angry disturbance
verb
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
noun
- a premonition of something adverse
- refuge from danger or observation
- something existing in perception only
- an inseparable companion
- an unilluminated area
- shade within clear boundaries
- a dominating and pervasive presence
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an indication that something has been present
- (UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- (Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.
- (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
- An inseparable companion.
- (figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- (chiefly in the negative) A small degree; a shade.
- An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
verb
- make appear small by comparison
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge
- cast a shadow over
- (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
- (transitive, intransitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
- (particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
- (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
- (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
adj
noun
- Something harmful or threatening to another
- A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
- (video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
- (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
- Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- a personal enemy
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- an opposing military force
- any hostile group of people
verb
noun
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- (literature) Synonym of thunder word.
- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- street names for heroin
verb
- (impersonal) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
- To produce something with incredible power.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.
- (ergative) To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise).
- (intransitive, transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
- move fast, noisily, and heavily
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- to make or produce a loud noise
- be the case that thunder is being heard
noun
- An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
- conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
- consecution; chain of causes and effects.
- An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
- having important effects or influence
verb
noun
verb
- to be a menacing indication of something
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
verb
adv
- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.
- to a severe or serious degree
- evilly or wickedly
- without skill or in a displeasing manner
- very much; strongly
- in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
- unfavorably or with disapproval
- with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
- (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
- with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’)
- in a disobedient or naughty way
adj
adv
- (figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.
- (figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously.
- (figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly.
- With a dark appearance.
- (figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly.
- With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
- (figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly.
- (figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely.
- without light
- in a dark glowering menacing manner
adj
adj
- Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- (fantasy, gaming) Ferocious and of intimidating appearance, like a dire wolf.
- (informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
- Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- causing fear or dread or terror
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
adj
noun
- (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- (shoemaking) A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- (golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
- a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
- (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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adj
- Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- (heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- on or starting from the wearer's left
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable