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intj
adj
- (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
- (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
- Tasting of sugars.
- Of a helpful disposition.
- Of a pleasant smell.
- Not of a salty taste.
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
- Of a pleasing disposition.
- (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
- (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
- Of a pleasant sound.
- Fresh; not salt or brackish.
- Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
- An intensifier.
- (Australia, slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
- pleasing to the ear
- with sweetening added
- having a natural fragrance
- (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
- not containing or composed of salt water
- not soured or preserved
- having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
- having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
- pleasing to the senses
- pleasing to the mind or feeling
adv
noun
- (countable, especially UK, India) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
- (countable, especially UK) A food eaten for dessert.
- a dish served as the last course of a meal
- a food rich in sugar
- the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
- the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
adj
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
- That is no longer in existence.
- Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.
- (UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Familiar.
- (informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Former, previous.
- skilled through long experience
- of long duration; not new
- excellent
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- just preceding something else in time or order
- belonging to some prior time
- (used for emphasis) very familiar
noun
- (slang, most often plural) One's parents.
- (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- past times
noun
- (by extension) A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
- (sports) The final score in a game.
- The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
- That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
- The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
- something that results
intj
verb
- (intransitive, law) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
- (intransitive) To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
- (intransitive, followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
- come about or follow as a consequence
- issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
- produce as a result or residue
noun
- A meaning of a term (word or expression), among its various meanings.
- Sound practical or moral judgment.
- (mathematics) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
- (semantics, lexicography) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.
- Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- A natural appreciation or ability.
- Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
- (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
- The meaning, reason, or value of something.
- (biochemistry) referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
- (mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
- the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
- a natural appreciation or ability
- sound practical judgment
- the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
- a general conscious awareness
verb
prep_phrase
verb
- (figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
- (by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
- Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
- polish and make shiny
noun
- (uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
- A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
- A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
- the property of being smooth and shiny
noun
- a word or expression used for some particular thing
- a limited period of time
- one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- One whose employment has been terminated
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- Relations among people.
verb
adj
intj
verb
noun
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A positive result of a test.
- (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
adj
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Confirmed, straight-up.
- (chemistry) electropositive
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (slang) HIV positive.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- (grammar) Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- Optimistic.
- (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- impossible to deny or disprove
- involving advantage or good
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- greater than zero
- formally laid down or imposed
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- marked by excessive confidence
- of or relating to positivism
- having a positive charge
- persuaded of; very sure
noun
- The English term or expression for some thing or idea.
- A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) Alternative form of english.
- (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
- (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
- (Amish, in the plural) The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
- Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes.
- the people of England
- an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature
adj
- (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
- Of or pertaining to England.
- Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
- (film, television) Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.
- of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
- of or relating to the English language
name
- A male or female given name.
- An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
- An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
- A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English.
- An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky.
- English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
- An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas.
- A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
- The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.
noun
- (figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.
- (literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
- (chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
- (fantasy) An object that facilitates the casting of a spell (such as a magic wand).
- (automotive) A catalytic converter.
- (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- something that causes an important event to happen
noun
- (figurative) Something kindred or related to something else.
- (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
- Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
adj
- (grammar) Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
- (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
- Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
- Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
- properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by ‘to’
- estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
adv
verb
- To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.
- (slang, intransitive) To inject heroin.
- To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
- (idiomatic, slang) To prepare (something).
- (idiomatic, reflexive) To muster up the mental energy to do something.
- (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
- rotate with a crank
- start by cranking
intj
adj
name
noun
noun
- descriptive word or phrase
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
- (mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
verb
noun
adj
- relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
- of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
- (law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
- (grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
verb
noun
adj
- Making a squish sound.
- (especially) Soft and wet.
- (gaming) Vulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense.
- (politics, colloquial, derogatory) Politically moderate.
- Subjective or vague.
- (literally, of a physical material) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.
- easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
verb
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
adj
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
adv
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
intj
noun
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
noun
- Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
- That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
- An act or instance of designating
- Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
- the act of designating or identifying something
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- (by extension) A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
- (sports) The final score in a game.
- The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
- That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
- The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
- something that results
intj
verb
- (intransitive, law) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
- (intransitive) To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
- (intransitive, followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
- come about or follow as a consequence
- issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
- produce as a result or residue
noun
- A meaning of a term (word or expression), among its various meanings.
- Sound practical or moral judgment.
- (mathematics) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
- (semantics, lexicography) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.
- Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- A natural appreciation or ability.
- Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
- (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
- The meaning, reason, or value of something.
- (biochemistry) referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
- (mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
- the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
- a natural appreciation or ability
- sound practical judgment
- the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
- a general conscious awareness
verb
noun
- a word or expression used for some particular thing
- a limited period of time
- one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- One whose employment has been terminated
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- Relations among people.
verb
adj
noun
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A positive result of a test.
- (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
adj
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Confirmed, straight-up.
- (chemistry) electropositive
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (slang) HIV positive.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- (grammar) Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- Optimistic.
- (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- impossible to deny or disprove
- involving advantage or good
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- greater than zero
- formally laid down or imposed
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- marked by excessive confidence
- of or relating to positivism
- having a positive charge
- persuaded of; very sure
noun
- The English term or expression for some thing or idea.
- A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) Alternative form of english.
- (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
- (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
- (Amish, in the plural) The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
- Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes.
- the people of England
- an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature
adj
- (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
- Of or pertaining to England.
- Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
- (film, television) Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.
- of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
- of or relating to the English language
name
- A male or female given name.
- An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
- An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
- A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English.
- An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky.
- English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
- An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas.
- A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
- The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.
noun
- (figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.
- (literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
- (chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
- (fantasy) An object that facilitates the casting of a spell (such as a magic wand).
- (automotive) A catalytic converter.
- (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- something that causes an important event to happen
noun
- (figurative) Something kindred or related to something else.
- (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
- Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
adj
- (grammar) Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
- (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
- Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
- Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
- properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by ‘to’
- estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
adv
noun
- descriptive word or phrase
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
- (mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
verb
noun
adj
- relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
- of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
- (law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
- (grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
verb
noun
adj
- Making a squish sound.
- (especially) Soft and wet.
- (gaming) Vulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense.
- (politics, colloquial, derogatory) Politically moderate.
- Subjective or vague.
- (literally, of a physical material) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.
- easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
noun
- Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
- That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
- An act or instance of designating
- Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.
- the act of designating or identifying something
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
verb
- (figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
- (by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
- Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
- polish and make shiny
noun
- (uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
- A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
- A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
- the property of being smooth and shiny
verb
- To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.
- (slang, intransitive) To inject heroin.
- To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
- (idiomatic, slang) To prepare (something).
- (idiomatic, reflexive) To muster up the mental energy to do something.
- (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
- rotate with a crank
- start by cranking
verb
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
adj
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
adv
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
intj
noun
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
adj
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
- That is no longer in existence.
- Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.
- (UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Familiar.
- (informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Former, previous.
- skilled through long experience
- of long duration; not new
- excellent
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- just preceding something else in time or order
- belonging to some prior time
- (used for emphasis) very familiar
noun
- (slang, most often plural) One's parents.
- (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- past times