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adj
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
- (of a person) Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- (by extension) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
- Of or related to technology.
- In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
noun
- (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
- Ellipsis of technical examination.
- (basketball) Ellipsis of technical foul.
- (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
- A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- (informal, countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
- Ellipsis of technical school.
- Ellipsis of technical course.
verb
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
adj
noun
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
verb
- (by extension) To become proficient in a particular job or task.
- (transitive) To distribute.
- (bridge, transitive) To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, out.
- (of soldiers, police, fire-fighters, etc.) To graduate, usually marked by a ceremony at the end of training.
- (India) To graduate from university.
- (intransitive) To faint; to become unconscious.
- (slang) To fall asleep irrespective of wilful action, as a result of the consumption of alcohol or other drugs or another form of physiological exhaustion.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- give to several people
- lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
verb
- (transitive) To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
- (UK, US, Southern US, dialect, intransitive) To grumble.
- (transitive) To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- (UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- (transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- sharpen with a hone
- make perfect or complete
intj
noun
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc.
- a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
adj
- at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
- far along in time
- situated ahead or going before
- ahead of the times
- (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- ahead in development; complex or intricate
- comparatively late in a course of development
- farther along in physical or mental development
- In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
- At or close to the state of the art.
- (Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
- (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
- (transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
- (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
- provide with abilities or understanding
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- (countable) (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
- (uncountable) Artwork.
- (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
- (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
- (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
- (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
- (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
- the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- the creation of beautiful or significant things
- photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
verb
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
noun
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
noun
- Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
- The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
- The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
- Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
- shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
adj
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to
- give instructions or directions for some task
- make aware of
- (transitive) To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.
- (transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
- (transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to
- gain knowledge or skills
- commit to memory; learn by heart
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be a student of a certain subject
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- To attend a course or other educational activity.
- (now only in non-standard speech and dialects) To teach.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
- To study.
noun
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to
- accustom gradually to some action or attitude
- (ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
- (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
- (intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
noun
noun
- (informal, by extension) One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.
- (originally US jazz slang) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability.
- (juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.
- plural of chop
- (Australia, Nigeria, slang) Food.
- (nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.
- (slang) Jaws, lips, mouth.
verb
noun
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- An act of distinguished bravery or courage; a heroic deed.
- (uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.
- (uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism.
- An act of adroitness or dexterity.
noun
- The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.
- The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
- the act of mastering or subordinating someone
- power to dominate or defeat
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
verb
- (transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- (usually academic, transitive, intransitive) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
- (intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
- be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- learn by reading books
- be a student of a certain subject
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- give careful consideration to
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
noun
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- (chess) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- (academic) An academic publication.
- (music) A piece for special practice; an etude.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- a state of deep mental absorption
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
- a detailed critical inspection
- attentive consideration and meditation
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
- a branch of knowledge
noun
- Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
- Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
- The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
- (countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
- (UK, informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
- The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
- (philosophical) Justified true belief
- Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
- the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
verb
- gain knowledge or skills
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
adj
noun
verb
adj
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- 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
- 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
- (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.
noun
- 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
- (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.
adv
- (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’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (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 do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
verb
noun
- Female equivalent of master.
- A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.
- A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership).
- The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
- (Scotland) A married woman; a wife.
- Female equivalent of mister.
- A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
- A female teacher.
- A female head of household.
- A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.
- A dominatrix.
- an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- a woman master who directs the work of others
noun
- An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
- (UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
verb
noun
noun
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- The result of good social upbringing.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
- (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- Action of the verb to train.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- activity leading to skilled behavior
verb
noun
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- the action of accomplishing something
- Something accomplished; an achievement.
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- (countable) (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
- (uncountable) Artwork.
- (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
- (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
- (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
- (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
- (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
- the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- the creation of beautiful or significant things
- photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
noun
- Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
- The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
- The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
- Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
- shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
adj
noun
- (informal, by extension) One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.
- (originally US jazz slang) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability.
- (juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.
- plural of chop
- (Australia, Nigeria, slang) Food.
- (nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.
- (slang) Jaws, lips, mouth.
verb
noun
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- An act of distinguished bravery or courage; a heroic deed.
- (uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.
- (uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism.
- An act of adroitness or dexterity.
noun
- The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.
- The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
- the act of mastering or subordinating someone
- power to dominate or defeat
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
noun
- Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
- Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
- The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
- (countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
- (UK, informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
- The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
- (philosophical) Justified true belief
- Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
- the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
noun
- An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
- (UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
noun
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- The result of good social upbringing.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
- (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- Action of the verb to train.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- activity leading to skilled behavior
verb
noun
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- the action of accomplishing something
- Something accomplished; an achievement.
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
verb
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
adj
noun
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
verb
- (by extension) To become proficient in a particular job or task.
- (transitive) To distribute.
- (bridge, transitive) To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, out.
- (of soldiers, police, fire-fighters, etc.) To graduate, usually marked by a ceremony at the end of training.
- (India) To graduate from university.
- (intransitive) To faint; to become unconscious.
- (slang) To fall asleep irrespective of wilful action, as a result of the consumption of alcohol or other drugs or another form of physiological exhaustion.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- give to several people
- lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
verb
- (transitive) To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
- (UK, US, Southern US, dialect, intransitive) To grumble.
- (transitive) To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- (UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- (transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- sharpen with a hone
- make perfect or complete
intj
noun
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc.
- a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
verb
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
- (transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
- (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
- provide with abilities or understanding
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
noun
verb
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
noun
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to
- give instructions or directions for some task
- make aware of
- (transitive) To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.
- (transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
- (transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to
- gain knowledge or skills
- commit to memory; learn by heart
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be a student of a certain subject
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- To attend a course or other educational activity.
- (now only in non-standard speech and dialects) To teach.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
- To study.
noun
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to
- accustom gradually to some action or attitude
- (ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
- (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
- (intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- (usually academic, transitive, intransitive) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
- (intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
- be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- learn by reading books
- be a student of a certain subject
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- give careful consideration to
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
noun
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- (chess) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- (academic) An academic publication.
- (music) A piece for special practice; an etude.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- a state of deep mental absorption
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
- a detailed critical inspection
- attentive consideration and meditation
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- gain knowledge or skills
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
verb
noun
- Female equivalent of master.
- A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.
- A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership).
- The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
- (Scotland) A married woman; a wife.
- Female equivalent of mister.
- A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
- A female teacher.
- A female head of household.
- A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.
- A dominatrix.
- an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- a woman master who directs the work of others
verb
noun
adj
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
- (of a person) Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- (by extension) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
- Of or related to technology.
- In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
noun
- (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
- Ellipsis of technical examination.
- (basketball) Ellipsis of technical foul.
- (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
- A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- (informal, countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
- Ellipsis of technical school.
- Ellipsis of technical course.
adj
- at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
- far along in time
- situated ahead or going before
- ahead of the times
- (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- ahead in development; complex or intricate
- comparatively late in a course of development
- farther along in physical or mental development
- In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
- At or close to the state of the art.
- (Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
- (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- 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
- 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
- (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.
noun
- 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
- (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.
adv
- (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’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (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 do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.