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adj
- Prototypical.
- (music) In the form of a canon.
- (mathematics, computing) In canonical form.
- (religion) In conformity with canon law.
- According to recognised or orthodox rules.
- Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
- (fandom slang) Related to or part of the canon of a fictional universe.
- Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
- (mathematics) Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.
- (religion) Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
- appearing in a biblical canon
- of or relating to or required by canon law
- reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
- conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
noun
verb
noun
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
- (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
- (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
- (motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
- An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
- a standard or typical example
noun
- An exemplar of a concept.
- A representative of a group or class of people within an organizational system.
- A sign or similar type of marketing material designed to draw attention to special deals.
- (Wicca) An object that is used to focus concentration when performing magic.
- A major point of interest; an attraction.
- The central or most important element of something; a focal element.
- The individual who is the focus of a study or review, when the study or review is based on that individual's interactions with others.
adj
noun
- a miniature model of something
- Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
- (ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
- A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- a violent throw
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- An act of throwing.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- throw forcefully
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
adj
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
- a distinctive nature, character, or type
- the process of becoming mildewed
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- sculpture produced by molding
- loose soil rich in organic matter
- a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
- (architecture) A group of moldings.
- A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
- (anatomy) A fontanelle.
- A fungus that creates such furry growths.
- The shape or pattern of a mold.
- General shape or form.
- A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
- Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
- (UK, dialectal, chiefly plural) Earth, ground.
- Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
- Distinctive character or type.
- A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity
- fit tightly, follow the contours of
- shape or influence; give direction to
- form in clay, wax, etc
- make something, usually for a specific function
- (intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
- (transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
- (transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
- (transitive) To ornament with moldings.
- (transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
- To cover with mold or soil.
- (intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
- (transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
- a distinctive nature, character, or type
- the process of becoming mildewed
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- sculpture produced by molding
- loose soil rich in organic matter
- a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“loose soil”).
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“top of the head”).
- Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity
- fit tightly, follow the contours of
- shape or influence; give direction to
- form in clay, wax, etc
- make something, usually for a specific function
- Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
verb
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
noun
- an abstract part of something
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- (graph theory) A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
- A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
adj
noun
- an abstract part of something
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
- (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- (politics) A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
- (law) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
- (grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause.
- A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
- A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
- A part, or component of a whole.
adj
noun
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
noun
- an abstract part of something
- one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
- any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
- (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- anything that contributes causally to a result
- an independent variable in statistics
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- (causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
- One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
- A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
- An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
- A commission agent.
- A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
- (economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
- (Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.
- (mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
verb
- resolve into factors
- consider as relevant when making a decision
- be a contributing factor
- (of a number or other mathematical object, intransitive) To be a product of other objects.
- (transitive) To rewrite an expression as the product of its factors.
- (commercial, transitive) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
- (transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
noun
- A framework or pattern showing the form of something, without all the details.
- (theater) A diagram showing the physical layout of a set, especially the placement of structures on the stage, as opposed to items on the walls or suspended from the ceiling.
- A diagram, usually to scale, showing the layout of the ground level of a building or other physical structure; floorplan.
- (evolutionary theory) A hypothetical anatomical form from which members of a clade are adaptations.
verb
- (transitive) To make a miniature model of.
- (intransitive) To work as a model in art or fashion.
- (transitive) To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
- (intransitive) To make a model or models.
- (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.
- (transitive) To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- display (clothes) as a mannequin
- form in clay, wax, etc
- create a representation or simulation of
- construct a model in the likeness of
- plan or create according to a model or models
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
noun
- A representation of a physical object.
- (software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
- (biology, medicine) An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
- A style, type, or design.
- A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
- The structural design of a complex system.
- (logic) An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
- A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
- A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
- a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
- something to be imitated
- someone worthy of imitation
- a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
- representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
- a representative form or pattern
- a type of product
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
- create by linking linguistic units
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- reassemble mentally
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
noun
- An object made up of several parts.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
verb
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
noun
- Something resembling such a structure.
- (bodybuilding) The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
- (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
- (Roman Catholicism) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- (geology) A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
- The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- a fundamental principle or practice
- a prominent supporter
- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
verb
noun
- A device or tool that projects a substance.
- A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- (colloquial, metonymic) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
- A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- (surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- (television) An electron gun.
- A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
- (figurative) A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)
- (military) A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
- Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.
- A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
- (nautical, in the plural) Violent blasts of wind.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) The biceps.
- the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- large but transportable armament
- a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
verb
- (ambitransitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).
- (transitive) To cause to speed up.
- Nonstandard spelling of going to.
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
- (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
- (informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
- shoot with a gun
noun
- (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
- (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
- (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
- (software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
- (grammar) An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.
- (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
- a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- the underlying structure
- a structure supporting or containing something
noun
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- creation by mental activity
- the act of forming or establishing something
- (geology) the geological features of the earth
- natural process that causes something to form
- a particular spatial arrangement
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
noun
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- any process serving to define the shape of something
- The action of the metal-cutting machine called a shaper, which uses linear single-point cutting. It is largely but not entirely obsolete.
- (psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
- The action of the verb to shape.
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verb
noun
adj
noun
- A material object (vaguely designated).
- (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
- Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
- An adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
- An otherwise illicit romantic relationship, such as with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
- (military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
- A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
- a vaguely specified concern
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
noun
- A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
- (weaving) Synonym of temple.
- A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
- (object-oriented programming) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.
- A strip of metal used in boiler-making, pierced with a series of holes, and serving as a guide in marking out a line of rivet-holes.
- (computing) A file or document serving as a basis for others.
- (molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.
- a model or standard for making comparisons
verb
noun
- (electronics, countable) A piece of given dimensions of such a prototyping board.
- (electronics, uncountable) A type of prototyping board characterized by a ⅒″ regular rectangular grid of holes, with wide parallel strips of copper cladding running in one direction all the way across one side of the board.
noun
- A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
- Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.
- (uncountable, education) A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.
- (countable) A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration.
- (medicine) A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
- (countable) A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
- (specifically, cycling) Ellipsis of tandem bicycle (“a bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer”).
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
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adv
verb
adj
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- not refined or processed
- not carefully or expertly made
- not processed or subjected to analysis
- Lacking concealing elements.
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- (statistics) Not adjusted or further analyzed.
noun
adj
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
- little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
- Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
- Crude, obsolete.
- (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
- (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
- (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
- Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
noun
- a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
- a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
- (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
- A simple-minded person.
- (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
- Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
- Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
- A member of a primitive society.
- (programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
- (programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
- A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
adj
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- lacking civility or good manners
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
- socially incorrect in behavior
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- Crudely made; primitive.
- Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
- Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
- Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
- Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
- Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
- (MLE, slang) Good, awesome.
- (MLE, slang) Sexy, hot, overtly attractive.
- Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
noun
- Something cleverly constructed.
- (often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
- A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
- Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
- (uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
noun
- Something made up, an invention.
- A mixture prepared in such a way.
- The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
- an occurrence of an unusual mixture
noun
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
noun
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the act of forming or establishing something
- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
- (countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
- (countable, uncountable) An item's composition.
- (finance) In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
- (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
- (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
verb
noun
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells in a cellular automaton universe.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- A representative example.
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- (software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- (MLE) Any arrangement or agreement, or way of conducting business.
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- a decorative or artistic work
- a model considered worthy of imitation
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
adj
verb
- To assault.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
- To have sex with.
- To teach someone a lesson.
- (hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
- To do or perform an activity
- To follow an example.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To fit into a pattern.
- To apply a pattern.
- (MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.
- To arrange the sale or supply of something, especially illegal drugs.
- form a pattern
- plan or create according to a model or models
noun
- A piece of such a substance.
- (alchemy) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.
- hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
noun
verb
adj
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- being on topic and prompting thought
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
noun
verb
noun
- a visual representation of something
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- A show or spectacle.
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
noun
- a visual representation of something
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- the act of presenting a proposal
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- A dramatic performance.
- A slideshow created on a computer.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
noun
- a particular type of thing
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
- a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- (now chiefly UK regional and African-American Vernacular) Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.
- The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
- (now chiefly African-American Vernacular) Sexual desire.
- The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
- The need to urinate and defecate.
- The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
noun
- A distinct physical object.
- (India) Ellipsis of item girl.
- (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A short article in a newspaper.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
- (informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
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noun
- A device to aid in the delineation of something.
- (computing) Synonym of delimiter.
- Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
- One who makes line drawings.
- Any of various devices that aid a person in copying the outlines of a drawing or object, including the ability to enlarge or shrink the image.
- (grammar) A suffix used in some Melanesian languages that acts like a determiner and signals that the noun to which it is attached can be used as an agent.
- A technical illustrator.
- One who makes architectural drawings.
- A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
- One who, or that which, delineates.
- A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
- One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.
- One who depicts or describes a character.
noun
- An idea depicted as an entity.
- (mythology) A minor deity or divinity.
- (computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
- A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
- (Commonwealth, uncommon) Alternative spelling of demon.
- a person who is part mortal and part god
- an evil supernatural being
noun
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- A tent.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
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noun
- The structure and design of a system or product.
- (computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
- The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
- Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
- (computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
- Any particular style of building design.
- A unifying structure.
- the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
- the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
- (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
- an architectural product or work
noun
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
verb
noun
- a nearby object of the same kind
- a person who lives (or is located) near another
- One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
- (biblical) A fellow human being.
- A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
- Anything located directly adjacent to something else.
verb
noun
- An exemplar of a concept.
- A representative of a group or class of people within an organizational system.
- A sign or similar type of marketing material designed to draw attention to special deals.
- (Wicca) An object that is used to focus concentration when performing magic.
- A major point of interest; an attraction.
- The central or most important element of something; a focal element.
- The individual who is the focus of a study or review, when the study or review is based on that individual's interactions with others.
adj
noun
- a miniature model of something
- Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
- (ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
- A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- a violent throw
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- An act of throwing.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- throw forcefully
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
adj
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
- a distinctive nature, character, or type
- the process of becoming mildewed
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- sculpture produced by molding
- loose soil rich in organic matter
- a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
- (architecture) A group of moldings.
- A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
- (anatomy) A fontanelle.
- A fungus that creates such furry growths.
- The shape or pattern of a mold.
- General shape or form.
- A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
- Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
- (UK, dialectal, chiefly plural) Earth, ground.
- Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
- Distinctive character or type.
- A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity
- fit tightly, follow the contours of
- shape or influence; give direction to
- form in clay, wax, etc
- make something, usually for a specific function
- (intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
- (transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
- (transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
- (transitive) To ornament with moldings.
- (transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
- To cover with mold or soil.
- (intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
- (transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
- a distinctive nature, character, or type
- the process of becoming mildewed
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- sculpture produced by molding
- loose soil rich in organic matter
- a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“loose soil”).
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“top of the head”).
- Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity
- fit tightly, follow the contours of
- shape or influence; give direction to
- form in clay, wax, etc
- make something, usually for a specific function
- Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
verb
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
noun
- an abstract part of something
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- (graph theory) A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
- A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
adj
noun
- an abstract part of something
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
- (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- (politics) A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
- (law) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
- (grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause.
- A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
- A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
- A part, or component of a whole.
adj
noun
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
noun
- an abstract part of something
- one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
- any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
- (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- anything that contributes causally to a result
- an independent variable in statistics
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- (causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
- One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
- A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
- An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
- A commission agent.
- A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
- (economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
- (Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.
- (mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
verb
- resolve into factors
- consider as relevant when making a decision
- be a contributing factor
- (of a number or other mathematical object, intransitive) To be a product of other objects.
- (transitive) To rewrite an expression as the product of its factors.
- (commercial, transitive) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
- (transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
noun
- A framework or pattern showing the form of something, without all the details.
- (theater) A diagram showing the physical layout of a set, especially the placement of structures on the stage, as opposed to items on the walls or suspended from the ceiling.
- A diagram, usually to scale, showing the layout of the ground level of a building or other physical structure; floorplan.
- (evolutionary theory) A hypothetical anatomical form from which members of a clade are adaptations.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
- create by linking linguistic units
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- reassemble mentally
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
noun
- An object made up of several parts.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
verb
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
noun
- Something resembling such a structure.
- (bodybuilding) The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
- (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
- (Roman Catholicism) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- (geology) A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
- The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- a fundamental principle or practice
- a prominent supporter
- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
verb
noun
- A device or tool that projects a substance.
- A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- (colloquial, metonymic) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
- A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- (surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- (television) An electron gun.
- A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
- (figurative) A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)
- (military) A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
- Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.
- A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
- (nautical, in the plural) Violent blasts of wind.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) The biceps.
- the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- large but transportable armament
- a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
verb
- (ambitransitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).
- (transitive) To cause to speed up.
- Nonstandard spelling of going to.
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
- (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
- (informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
- shoot with a gun
noun
- (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
- (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
- (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
- (software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
- (grammar) An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.
- (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
- a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- the underlying structure
- a structure supporting or containing something
verb
- (transitive) To make a miniature model of.
- (intransitive) To work as a model in art or fashion.
- (transitive) To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
- (intransitive) To make a model or models.
- (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.
- (transitive) To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- display (clothes) as a mannequin
- form in clay, wax, etc
- create a representation or simulation of
- construct a model in the likeness of
- plan or create according to a model or models
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
noun
- A representation of a physical object.
- (software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
- (biology, medicine) An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
- A style, type, or design.
- A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
- The structural design of a complex system.
- (logic) An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
- A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
- A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
- a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
- something to be imitated
- someone worthy of imitation
- a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
- representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
- a representative form or pattern
- a type of product
adj
noun
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- creation by mental activity
- the act of forming or establishing something
- (geology) the geological features of the earth
- natural process that causes something to form
- a particular spatial arrangement
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
noun
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- any process serving to define the shape of something
- The action of the metal-cutting machine called a shaper, which uses linear single-point cutting. It is largely but not entirely obsolete.
- (psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
- The action of the verb to shape.
adj
verb
noun
adj
noun
- A material object (vaguely designated).
- (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
- Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
- An adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
- An otherwise illicit romantic relationship, such as with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
- (military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
- A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
- a vaguely specified concern
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
noun
- A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
- (weaving) Synonym of temple.
- A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
- (object-oriented programming) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.
- A strip of metal used in boiler-making, pierced with a series of holes, and serving as a guide in marking out a line of rivet-holes.
- (computing) A file or document serving as a basis for others.
- (molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.
- a model or standard for making comparisons
verb
noun
- (electronics, countable) A piece of given dimensions of such a prototyping board.
- (electronics, uncountable) A type of prototyping board characterized by a ⅒″ regular rectangular grid of holes, with wide parallel strips of copper cladding running in one direction all the way across one side of the board.
noun
- A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
- Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.
- (uncountable, education) A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.
- (countable) A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration.
- (medicine) A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
- (countable) A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
- (specifically, cycling) Ellipsis of tandem bicycle (“a bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer”).
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
adj
adv
verb
noun
- Something cleverly constructed.
- (often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
- A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
- Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
- (uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
noun
- Something made up, an invention.
- A mixture prepared in such a way.
- The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
- an occurrence of an unusual mixture
noun
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
noun
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the act of forming or establishing something
- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
- (countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
- (countable, uncountable) An item's composition.
- (finance) In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
- (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
- (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
verb
noun
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells in a cellular automaton universe.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- A representative example.
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- (software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- (MLE) Any arrangement or agreement, or way of conducting business.
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- a decorative or artistic work
- a model considered worthy of imitation
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
adj
verb
- To assault.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
- To have sex with.
- To teach someone a lesson.
- (hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
- To do or perform an activity
- To follow an example.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To fit into a pattern.
- To apply a pattern.
- (MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.
- To arrange the sale or supply of something, especially illegal drugs.
- form a pattern
- plan or create according to a model or models
noun
- A piece of such a substance.
- (alchemy) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.
- hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
noun
verb
noun
- a visual representation of something
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- A show or spectacle.
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
noun
- a visual representation of something
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- the act of presenting a proposal
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- A dramatic performance.
- A slideshow created on a computer.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
noun
- a particular type of thing
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
- a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- (now chiefly UK regional and African-American Vernacular) Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.
- The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
- (now chiefly African-American Vernacular) Sexual desire.
- The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
- The need to urinate and defecate.
- The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
noun
- A distinct physical object.
- (India) Ellipsis of item girl.
- (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A short article in a newspaper.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
- (informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
adv
verb
noun
- A device to aid in the delineation of something.
- (computing) Synonym of delimiter.
- Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
- One who makes line drawings.
- Any of various devices that aid a person in copying the outlines of a drawing or object, including the ability to enlarge or shrink the image.
- (grammar) A suffix used in some Melanesian languages that acts like a determiner and signals that the noun to which it is attached can be used as an agent.
- A technical illustrator.
- One who makes architectural drawings.
- A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
- One who, or that which, delineates.
- A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
- One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.
- One who depicts or describes a character.
noun
- An idea depicted as an entity.
- (mythology) A minor deity or divinity.
- (computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
- A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
- (Commonwealth, uncommon) Alternative spelling of demon.
- a person who is part mortal and part god
- an evil supernatural being
noun
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- A tent.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
noun
- The structure and design of a system or product.
- (computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
- The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
- Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
- (computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
- Any particular style of building design.
- A unifying structure.
- the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
- the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
- (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
- an architectural product or work
noun
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
verb
noun
- a nearby object of the same kind
- a person who lives (or is located) near another
- One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
- (biblical) A fellow human being.
- A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
- Anything located directly adjacent to something else.
verb
verb
noun
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
- (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
- (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
- (motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
- An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
- a standard or typical example
verb
noun
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
- (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
- (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
- (motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
- An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
- a standard or typical example
verb
- (transitive) To make a miniature model of.
- (intransitive) To work as a model in art or fashion.
- (transitive) To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
- (intransitive) To make a model or models.
- (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.
- (transitive) To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- display (clothes) as a mannequin
- form in clay, wax, etc
- create a representation or simulation of
- construct a model in the likeness of
- plan or create according to a model or models
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
noun
- A representation of a physical object.
- (software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
- (biology, medicine) An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
- A style, type, or design.
- A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
- The structural design of a complex system.
- (logic) An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
- A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
- A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
- a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
- something to be imitated
- someone worthy of imitation
- a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
- representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
- a representative form or pattern
- a type of product
adj
adj
- Prototypical.
- (music) In the form of a canon.
- (mathematics, computing) In canonical form.
- (religion) In conformity with canon law.
- According to recognised or orthodox rules.
- Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
- (fandom slang) Related to or part of the canon of a fictional universe.
- Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
- (mathematics) Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.
- (religion) Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
- appearing in a biblical canon
- of or relating to or required by canon law
- reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
- conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
noun
adj
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- not refined or processed
- not carefully or expertly made
- not processed or subjected to analysis
- Lacking concealing elements.
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- (statistics) Not adjusted or further analyzed.
noun
adj
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
- little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
- Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
- Crude, obsolete.
- (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
- (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
- (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
- Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
noun
- a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
- a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
- (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
- A simple-minded person.
- (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
- Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
- Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
- A member of a primitive society.
- (programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
- (programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
- A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
adj
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- lacking civility or good manners
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
- socially incorrect in behavior
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- Crudely made; primitive.
- Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
- Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
- Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
- Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
- Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
- (MLE, slang) Good, awesome.
- (MLE, slang) Sexy, hot, overtly attractive.
- Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
adj
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- being on topic and prompting thought
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something