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noun
- A single cigarette.
- (film) A shot of only one character.
- One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
- One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
- (UK) A one-way ticket.
- (music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
- (US, informal) A bill valued at $1.
- (tennis, chiefly in the plural) A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
- (computing, programming) A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.
- (dominoes) A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
- (music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
- (cricket) A score of one run.
- (Canadian football) A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone.
- (baseball) A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) A handful of gleaned grain.
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
adj
- Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
- Designed for the use of only one.
- Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
- Performed by one person, or one on each side.
- Not divided in parts.
- Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
- (botany) Having only one rank or row of petals.
- not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
- existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
- not married or related to the unmarried state
- used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
- characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
- being or characteristic of a single thing or person
- having uniform application
verb
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive, slang) To cover with diamonds.
- (transitive, slang) To attack, kill or knock down (someone).
- To dance in a way that is energetic, promiscuous, or suggestive.
- (transitive, slang) Break down;
- (transitive, slang) To share a cigarette with (someone).
- (transitive, slang) To insult or demean (someone).
noun
- The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
- A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- (electronics, radio frequency circuits) A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
- The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
- (wiki jargon) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
- An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
- Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
- (programming) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
- An old and worn horseshoe nail.
- Stub iron.
- (typography, in tabular matter) A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
- (computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
- the part of a check that is retained as a record
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- a small piece
verb
- (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
- (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
- (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
- extinguish by crushing
- clear of weeds by uprooting them
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
noun
- The burning tip of a cigarette.
- The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
- Cherry red.
- (cricket, slang) A red cricket ball.
- (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
- The wood of a cherry tree.
- (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
- (cricket, slang) A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball.
- Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
- A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.
- A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
- a red fruit with a single hard stone
- wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
- any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
- a red the color of ripe cherries
adj
noun
- a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
- the charred portion of a candlewick
- sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
- finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
- The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
- Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
- (slang) A murder.
- (attributive, slang) A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.
- Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
- A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
- Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.
- The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
adj
verb
- sniff or smell inquiringly
- inhale (something) through the nose
- (slang) To snuff out; to extinguish; to put out; to kill.
- To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
- To inhale through the nose.
- To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
noun
- A menthol cigarette.
- (organic chemistry) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
- a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion
- a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint
noun
- (colloquial, countable) A cigarette.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
- (uncountable, figuratively) A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
- (uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
- (colloquial, countable, never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.
- Pollen scattered by a plant.
- Mist, fog, or drizzle; water vapour, such as from exhalation into cold air.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
- Opaque aerosol released on a battlefield, used e.g. to signal or to degrade enemy observation via smokescreen.
- (baseball, slang) A fastball.
- (countable) A distinct column of smoke, such as indicating a burning area or fire.
- (uncountable, slang) Bother, trouble; problems; hassle.
- (uncountable) A light grey color tinted with blue.
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- street names for marijuana
- tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
- something with no concrete substance
- a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
- an indication of some hidden activity
- the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
verb
- (intransitive) To give off smoke.
- (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
- (intransitive, slang, chiefly as present participle) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.
- To burn; to be kindled; to rage.
- (intransitive) Of tobacco: to give off or produce smoke (in a certain manner or of a certain type).
- To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
- (transitive) To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
- (slang) To beat someone at something.
- (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
- To suffer severely; to be punished.
- (transitive, slang) To snuff out; to kill, especially with a gun.
- (intransitive) Of a fire in a fireplace: to emit smoke outward instead of up the chimney, owing to imperfect draught.
- (transitive) To cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning.
- (transitive) To dry or medicate by smoke.
- (transitive, US military slang) To punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.
- emit a cloud of fine particles
- inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
noun
- (slang) A cigarette.
- (slang) A penis suffering from priapism as a result of cocaine or heroin.
- (slang, drugs) A marijuana joint or cigar laced with cocaine.
- A stick or applicator for spreading dope (a viscous liquid or paste used in preparing a surface) on a surface.
- (slang, by extension) A pipe or cigar.
noun
- (countable) A marijuana cigarette.
- (uncountable) Marijuana.
- (nautical) Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
- A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
- (rail transport, US) a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
- (colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
noun
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
adj
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adv
verb
- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
verb
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- (video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- (US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- (fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To smell; to sniff.
- (US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- (by extension) To fail spectacularly.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
- smoke and exhale strongly
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air
adj
intj
noun
- (sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- (baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
- Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- a short light gust of air
- a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
verb
- smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one
- (intransitive) To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.
- (intransitive) To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently.
- (transitive) To smoke by continuously lighting one from another.
noun
- the butt of a marijuana cigarette
- any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
- a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
- street names for flunitrazepam
- European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
- (US, slang, smoking) An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
- A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
- (UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
- Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
- (US, slang, smoking) The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- A California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
- (US) A cockroach.
- (nautical) Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
- (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper (often of the cigarette paper packet itself).
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A thick marijuana cigarette.
- (historical) An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A large breast; a breast with a large nipple.
- (Northeastern US) Synonym of submarine sandwich.
- (zoology) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- (neuroscience) A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- (science fiction) A similar projectile that can travel through space.
- (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
- (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine.
- (rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
verb
noun
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
adj
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
verb
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
noun
- A small piece of tobacco.
- A Lady Finger banana, also known as the "fig banana", (cultivar of Musa acuminata)
- Abbreviation of figure (“diagram or illustration”).
- The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
- A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
- A fico, a contemptuous gesture.
- The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
- The piece of ginger root used in figging.
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
- fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
verb
noun
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
verb
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- proceed for an extended period of time
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- walk without lifting the feet
noun
- (slang) A cigarette butt.
- An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
- a gunshot from a concealed location
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- hunt or shoot snipe
- aim and shoot with great precision
- attack in speech or writing
noun
- A self-made cigarette of tobacco and rolling paper.
- (computing) A collection of software updates distributed as a single package.
- That which is rolled up; a summation; an aggregation; a total.
- A kind of flat, pectin-based, fruit-flavored snack rolled into a tube.
- A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.
- A business technique where multiple small companies in the same market are acquired and merged.
noun
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
- (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana.
- A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.
- (slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- (colloquial) A heterosexual.
- A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.
- (poker) Five cards in sequence.
- Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
adj
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- (telegraphy, historical, of a telegram) Sent at a full rate for immediate delivery; being a fast telegram.
- (informal, of people, reciprocal) On good terms.
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
- (tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
- (colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable.
- Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
- (engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
- In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
- (cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- (colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
- (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
- Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- (slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.
- (colloquial) Heterosexual.
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
- (informal, of a person) OK, all right, fine; in a good state or situation.
- (fashion) Not plus size; thin.
- In proper order; as it should be.
- (colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people).
- (rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.
- (sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
- Serious rather than comedic.
- (slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
- (US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
- (US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a single party and no others.
- in keeping with the facts
- not homosexual
- (of hair) having no waves or curls
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- free from curves or angles
- without evasion or compromise
- no longer coiled
- erect in posture
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- following a correct or logical method
- having no deviations
- successive (without a break)
- characterized by honesty and fairness
- accurately fitted; level
adv
- Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- Continuously; without interruption or pause.
- Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
- without deviation
- in a straight line; in a direct course
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.
- (transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
- (transitive) To make happy.
- (transitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc. for (someone).
- (intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as a light source.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), to make someone aware of or interested in something; turn on.
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To shock (someone) with a stun gun.
- (transitive, nautical) To loosen, slacken, or ease off.
- (transitive, slang) To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower, etc.
- (transitive) To ignite.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- start to burn with a bright flame
- become clear
- ignite
noun
verb
noun
- (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.
- (US, slang) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
- Ellipsis of graffiti bomber.
- (aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
- (clothing) Ellipsis of bomber jacket.
- A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
- a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
- a person who plants bombs
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
adj
noun
- (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.
- (slang, especially US, usually in the plural) A woman's breast.
- A person who hoots.
- (slang) A nose, especially a large one.
- An owl.
- The horn in a motor vehicle.
- (British) A siren or steam whistle, especially one in a factory and used to indicate the beginning or the end of a working day or shift.
- (slang) A penis.
- informal terms for the nose
- nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
noun
- A single cigarette.
- (film) A shot of only one character.
- One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
- One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
- (UK) A one-way ticket.
- (music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
- (US, informal) A bill valued at $1.
- (tennis, chiefly in the plural) A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
- (computing, programming) A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.
- (dominoes) A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
- (music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
- (cricket) A score of one run.
- (Canadian football) A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone.
- (baseball) A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) A handful of gleaned grain.
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
adj
- Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
- Designed for the use of only one.
- Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
- Performed by one person, or one on each side.
- Not divided in parts.
- Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
- (botany) Having only one rank or row of petals.
- not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
- existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
- not married or related to the unmarried state
- used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
- characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
- being or characteristic of a single thing or person
- having uniform application
verb
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive, slang) To cover with diamonds.
- (transitive, slang) To attack, kill or knock down (someone).
- To dance in a way that is energetic, promiscuous, or suggestive.
- (transitive, slang) Break down;
- (transitive, slang) To share a cigarette with (someone).
- (transitive, slang) To insult or demean (someone).
noun
- The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
- A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- (electronics, radio frequency circuits) A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
- The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
- (wiki jargon) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
- An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
- Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
- (programming) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
- An old and worn horseshoe nail.
- Stub iron.
- (typography, in tabular matter) A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
- (computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
- the part of a check that is retained as a record
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- a small piece
verb
- (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
- (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
- (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
- extinguish by crushing
- clear of weeds by uprooting them
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
noun
- The burning tip of a cigarette.
- The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
- Cherry red.
- (cricket, slang) A red cricket ball.
- (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
- The wood of a cherry tree.
- (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
- (cricket, slang) A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball.
- Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
- A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.
- A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
- a red fruit with a single hard stone
- wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
- any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
- a red the color of ripe cherries
adj
noun
- a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
- the charred portion of a candlewick
- sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
- finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
- The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
- Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
- (slang) A murder.
- (attributive, slang) A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.
- Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
- A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
- Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.
- The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
adj
verb
- sniff or smell inquiringly
- inhale (something) through the nose
- (slang) To snuff out; to extinguish; to put out; to kill.
- To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
- To inhale through the nose.
- To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
noun
- A menthol cigarette.
- (organic chemistry) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
- a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion
- a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint
noun
- (colloquial, countable) A cigarette.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
- (uncountable, figuratively) A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
- (uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
- (colloquial, countable, never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.
- Pollen scattered by a plant.
- Mist, fog, or drizzle; water vapour, such as from exhalation into cold air.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
- Opaque aerosol released on a battlefield, used e.g. to signal or to degrade enemy observation via smokescreen.
- (baseball, slang) A fastball.
- (countable) A distinct column of smoke, such as indicating a burning area or fire.
- (uncountable, slang) Bother, trouble; problems; hassle.
- (uncountable) A light grey color tinted with blue.
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- street names for marijuana
- tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
- something with no concrete substance
- a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
- an indication of some hidden activity
- the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
verb
- (intransitive) To give off smoke.
- (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
- (intransitive, slang, chiefly as present participle) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.
- To burn; to be kindled; to rage.
- (intransitive) Of tobacco: to give off or produce smoke (in a certain manner or of a certain type).
- To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
- (transitive) To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
- (slang) To beat someone at something.
- (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
- To suffer severely; to be punished.
- (transitive, slang) To snuff out; to kill, especially with a gun.
- (intransitive) Of a fire in a fireplace: to emit smoke outward instead of up the chimney, owing to imperfect draught.
- (transitive) To cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning.
- (transitive) To dry or medicate by smoke.
- (transitive, US military slang) To punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.
- emit a cloud of fine particles
- inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
noun
- (slang) A cigarette.
- (slang) A penis suffering from priapism as a result of cocaine or heroin.
- (slang, drugs) A marijuana joint or cigar laced with cocaine.
- A stick or applicator for spreading dope (a viscous liquid or paste used in preparing a surface) on a surface.
- (slang, by extension) A pipe or cigar.
noun
- (countable) A marijuana cigarette.
- (uncountable) Marijuana.
- (nautical) Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
- A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
- (rail transport, US) a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
- (colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
noun
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
adj
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adv
verb
- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
noun
- the butt of a marijuana cigarette
- any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
- a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
- street names for flunitrazepam
- European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
- (US, slang, smoking) An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
- A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
- (UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
- Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
- (US, slang, smoking) The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- A California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
- (US) A cockroach.
- (nautical) Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
- (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper (often of the cigarette paper packet itself).
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A thick marijuana cigarette.
- (historical) An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A large breast; a breast with a large nipple.
- (Northeastern US) Synonym of submarine sandwich.
- (zoology) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- (neuroscience) A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- (science fiction) A similar projectile that can travel through space.
- (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
- (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine.
- (rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
verb
noun
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
adj
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
verb
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
noun
- A small piece of tobacco.
- A Lady Finger banana, also known as the "fig banana", (cultivar of Musa acuminata)
- Abbreviation of figure (“diagram or illustration”).
- The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
- A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
- A fico, a contemptuous gesture.
- The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
- The piece of ginger root used in figging.
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
- fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
verb
noun
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
verb
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- proceed for an extended period of time
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- walk without lifting the feet
noun
- (slang) A cigarette butt.
- An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
- a gunshot from a concealed location
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- hunt or shoot snipe
- aim and shoot with great precision
- attack in speech or writing
noun
- A self-made cigarette of tobacco and rolling paper.
- (computing) A collection of software updates distributed as a single package.
- That which is rolled up; a summation; an aggregation; a total.
- A kind of flat, pectin-based, fruit-flavored snack rolled into a tube.
- A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.
- A business technique where multiple small companies in the same market are acquired and merged.
noun
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
- (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana.
- A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.
- (slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- (colloquial) A heterosexual.
- A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.
- (poker) Five cards in sequence.
- Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
adj
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- (telegraphy, historical, of a telegram) Sent at a full rate for immediate delivery; being a fast telegram.
- (informal, of people, reciprocal) On good terms.
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
- (tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
- (colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable.
- Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
- (engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
- In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
- (cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- (colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
- (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
- Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- (slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.
- (colloquial) Heterosexual.
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
- (informal, of a person) OK, all right, fine; in a good state or situation.
- (fashion) Not plus size; thin.
- In proper order; as it should be.
- (colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people).
- (rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.
- (sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
- Serious rather than comedic.
- (slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
- (US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
- (US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a single party and no others.
- in keeping with the facts
- not homosexual
- (of hair) having no waves or curls
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- free from curves or angles
- without evasion or compromise
- no longer coiled
- erect in posture
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- following a correct or logical method
- having no deviations
- successive (without a break)
- characterized by honesty and fairness
- accurately fitted; level
adv
- Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- Continuously; without interruption or pause.
- Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
- without deviation
- in a straight line; in a direct course
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.
- (US, slang) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
- Ellipsis of graffiti bomber.
- (aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
- (clothing) Ellipsis of bomber jacket.
- A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
- a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
- a person who plants bombs
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
adj
noun
- (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.
- (slang, especially US, usually in the plural) A woman's breast.
- A person who hoots.
- (slang) A nose, especially a large one.
- An owl.
- The horn in a motor vehicle.
- (British) A siren or steam whistle, especially one in a factory and used to indicate the beginning or the end of a working day or shift.
- (slang) A penis.
- informal terms for the nose
- nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
verb
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- (video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- (US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- (fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To smell; to sniff.
- (US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- (by extension) To fail spectacularly.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
- smoke and exhale strongly
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air
adj
intj
noun
- (sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- (baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
- Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- a short light gust of air
- a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
verb
- smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one
- (intransitive) To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.
- (intransitive) To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently.
- (transitive) To smoke by continuously lighting one from another.
verb
- (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.
- (transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
- (transitive) To make happy.
- (transitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc. for (someone).
- (intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as a light source.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), to make someone aware of or interested in something; turn on.
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To shock (someone) with a stun gun.
- (transitive, nautical) To loosen, slacken, or ease off.
- (transitive, slang) To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower, etc.
- (transitive) To ignite.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- start to burn with a bright flame
- become clear
- ignite
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