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adj
- (mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
- (computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
- (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
- Insistently repetitive.
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
- Indefinitely continuous.
- stubbornly unyielding
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- retained; not shed
noun
- (countable) Any cyclic action or process.
- (uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
- (uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.
- Bicycling.
- the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
adj
verb
noun
- The numerical value obtained by this process.
- The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
- In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.
- The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
- A rounded surface; a curve.
- (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
- the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
- the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
noun
- (countable, control theory) Initialism of process variable.
- (countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of pulmonary valve.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of phrasal verb.
- (countable, Japan) Initialism of promotional video.
- (countable) Initialism of probation violation.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera.
- (countable, finance) Initialism of present value.
- (uncountable) Initialism of pharmacovigilance.
adj
adv
noun
- Initialism of process deviation.
- (sports) Initialism of performance director.
- Initialism of positive deviance.
- (Ireland, politics, historical) Initialism of Progressive Democrat.
- Initialism of peritoneal dialysis.
- (ophthalmology) Initialism of pupillary distance.
- (pathology) Initialism of personality disorder.
- Initialism of pole dance.
- (chiefly South Korea) Initialism of producer director.
- Initialism of professional development.
- (law) Initialism of public defender.
- Initialism of program director.
- (pathology) Initialism of Parkinson’s disease.
- (pathology) Initialism of panic disorder.
- Initialism of public domain.
- Initialism of penile duplication.
- (electronics) Initialism of phase detector.
- (electronics) Initialism of power delivery.
- (electricity) Initialism of partial discharge.
- (U.S. military) Abbreviation of period (full stop) punctuation mark, used in communication systems without punctuation (e.g., telegrams).
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police department.
- Initialism of prosecutorial discretion.
name
phrase
noun
- The result of this process.
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- (chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The ability to use this process.
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- learning and coming to understand ideas and information
- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
noun
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
- A flow, repetition or regularity.
- The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
- A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
- recurring at regular intervals
- (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
- natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
verb
verb
- be subject to fluctuation
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
noun
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
verb
- generate gradually
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
noun
- (arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.
- (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
- (computing) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code.
- (botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.
- (government) A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.
- (UK, Eton College) A lesson; a class.
- A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
- (Australia) A parliamentary constituency.
- (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of dividing a number by another.
- (uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
- (law) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.
- Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
- A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
- (military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
- (music) A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.
- (zoology) An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.
- a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
- a league ranked by quality
- (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
- the act or process of dividing
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
- a group of ships of similar type
- an army unit large enough to sustain combat
- (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
- an administrative unit in government or business
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- discord that splits a group
noun
- A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.
- Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes.
- (by extension) A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.
- Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
- directions for making something
noun
- (countable) An instance of that act or process.
- (uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving.
- (countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
- (countable, by extension) A fraction or share.
- (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
verb
noun
- (countable) An instance of that act or process.
- An accessory or accompaniment.
- (countable) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
- (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
- (historical) An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- the act of adding decoration
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
verb
adj
- conclusive in a process or progression
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
- not to be altered or undone
- (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- Last; ultimate.
- Conclusive; decisive.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
noun
- the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
- an examination administered at the end of an academic term
- (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
verb
adj
- conclusive in a process or progression
- immediately past
- coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
- occurring at the time of death
- most unlikely or unsuitable
- highest in extent or degree
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
- not to be altered or undone
- lowest in rank or importance
- Lowest in rank or degree.
- Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
- Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
- Being the only one remaining of its class.
noun
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
- a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
- the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
- the last or lowest in an ordering or series
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
- holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
- A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
- (shoemaking) A tool in the form of a foot on which an item of footwear (such as a boot or shoe) is placed for shaping while it is being manufactured or repaired.
adv
verb
- persist for a specified period of time
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (transitive, shoemaking) To shape (an item of footwear such as a boot or shoe) during its manufacture or repair while it is placed on a last (noun etymology 3 sense 1).
- (intransitive, slang, of a man) To purposefully refrain from orgasm
- (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
- (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
det
- (of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.
- The (one) immediately before the present.
adj
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
verb
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
adv
intj
adj
- Variable and subject to change.
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Unpredictable or capricious.
- not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- not consistent or dependable
- not established or confirmed
- ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- subject to change
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not certain to occur; not inevitable
noun
noun
- an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
- A parallel experiment designed to replicate the main experiment in every way, except in respect of the one variable that is being tested, so as isolate the effect of that variable; for example, an experiment in which subjects are given a placebo instead of an active drug, intended to check that any observed benefits of the drug derive from the drug itself and not from other factors involved in its administration.
verb
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
noun
- A series of events leading to a result or product.
- (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
- (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
- The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
- (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
- A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
- (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
- (computing) An executable task or program.
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
verb
- (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
- (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
- (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
- To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
- (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- deal with in a routine way
- shape, form, or improve a material
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- march in a procession
verb
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- (transitive) To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
- put into a better state
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
noun
- A state or quality.
- A requirement.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A particular state of being.
- a state at a particular time
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
noun
- a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)
- (mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.
verb
- (ambitransitive, mathematics, of a series) To collapse, via cancellation.
- (ambitransitive) To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
- (ambitransitive) To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
- (intransitive) To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
- make smaller or shorter
- crush together or collapse
noun
- (television) A retractable tubular support for lights.
- A kind of goldfish with protruding eyes, first bred in China.
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
- A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
noun
- a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
- an unknown and unexplored region
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- A person of no identity; a nonentity.
- (algebra) A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
- Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) Any cyclic action or process.
- (uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
- (uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.
- Bicycling.
- the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
adj
verb
noun
- The numerical value obtained by this process.
- The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
- In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.
- The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
- A rounded surface; a curve.
- (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
- the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
- the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
noun
- (countable, control theory) Initialism of process variable.
- (countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of pulmonary valve.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of phrasal verb.
- (countable, Japan) Initialism of promotional video.
- (countable) Initialism of probation violation.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera.
- (countable, finance) Initialism of present value.
- (uncountable) Initialism of pharmacovigilance.
adj
adv
noun
- Initialism of process deviation.
- (sports) Initialism of performance director.
- Initialism of positive deviance.
- (Ireland, politics, historical) Initialism of Progressive Democrat.
- Initialism of peritoneal dialysis.
- (ophthalmology) Initialism of pupillary distance.
- (pathology) Initialism of personality disorder.
- Initialism of pole dance.
- (chiefly South Korea) Initialism of producer director.
- Initialism of professional development.
- (law) Initialism of public defender.
- Initialism of program director.
- (pathology) Initialism of Parkinson’s disease.
- (pathology) Initialism of panic disorder.
- Initialism of public domain.
- Initialism of penile duplication.
- (electronics) Initialism of phase detector.
- (electronics) Initialism of power delivery.
- (electricity) Initialism of partial discharge.
- (U.S. military) Abbreviation of period (full stop) punctuation mark, used in communication systems without punctuation (e.g., telegrams).
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police department.
- Initialism of prosecutorial discretion.
name
phrase
noun
- The result of this process.
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- (chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The ability to use this process.
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- learning and coming to understand ideas and information
- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
noun
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
- A flow, repetition or regularity.
- The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
- A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
- recurring at regular intervals
- (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
- natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
verb
noun
- (arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.
- (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
- (computing) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code.
- (botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.
- (government) A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.
- (UK, Eton College) A lesson; a class.
- A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
- (Australia) A parliamentary constituency.
- (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of dividing a number by another.
- (uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
- (law) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.
- Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
- A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
- (military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
- (music) A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.
- (zoology) An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.
- a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
- a league ranked by quality
- (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
- the act or process of dividing
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
- a group of ships of similar type
- an army unit large enough to sustain combat
- (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
- an administrative unit in government or business
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- discord that splits a group
noun
- A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.
- Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes.
- (by extension) A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.
- Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
- directions for making something
noun
- (countable) An instance of that act or process.
- (uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving.
- (countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
- (countable, by extension) A fraction or share.
- (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
verb
noun
- (countable) An instance of that act or process.
- An accessory or accompaniment.
- (countable) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
- (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
- (historical) An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- the act of adding decoration
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
verb
noun
- an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
- A parallel experiment designed to replicate the main experiment in every way, except in respect of the one variable that is being tested, so as isolate the effect of that variable; for example, an experiment in which subjects are given a placebo instead of an active drug, intended to check that any observed benefits of the drug derive from the drug itself and not from other factors involved in its administration.
noun
- A series of events leading to a result or product.
- (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
- (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
- The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
- (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
- A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
- (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
- (computing) An executable task or program.
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
verb
- (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
- (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
- (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
- To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
- (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- deal with in a routine way
- shape, form, or improve a material
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- march in a procession
noun
- a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)
- (mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.
noun
- a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
- an unknown and unexplored region
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- A person of no identity; a nonentity.
- (algebra) A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
- Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
adj
verb
verb
- be subject to fluctuation
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
noun
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
verb
- generate gradually
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
verb
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- (transitive) To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
- put into a better state
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
noun
- A state or quality.
- A requirement.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A particular state of being.
- a state at a particular time
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
verb
- (ambitransitive, mathematics, of a series) To collapse, via cancellation.
- (ambitransitive) To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
- (ambitransitive) To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
- (intransitive) To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
- make smaller or shorter
- crush together or collapse
noun
- (television) A retractable tubular support for lights.
- A kind of goldfish with protruding eyes, first bred in China.
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
- A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
adj
- (mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
- (computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
- (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
- Insistently repetitive.
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
- Indefinitely continuous.
- stubbornly unyielding
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- retained; not shed
adj
- conclusive in a process or progression
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
- not to be altered or undone
- (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- Last; ultimate.
- Conclusive; decisive.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
noun
- the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
- an examination administered at the end of an academic term
- (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
verb
adj
- conclusive in a process or progression
- immediately past
- coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
- occurring at the time of death
- most unlikely or unsuitable
- highest in extent or degree
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
- not to be altered or undone
- lowest in rank or importance
- Lowest in rank or degree.
- Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
- Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
- Being the only one remaining of its class.
noun
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
- a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
- the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
- the last or lowest in an ordering or series
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
- holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
- A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
- (shoemaking) A tool in the form of a foot on which an item of footwear (such as a boot or shoe) is placed for shaping while it is being manufactured or repaired.
adv
verb
- persist for a specified period of time
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (transitive, shoemaking) To shape (an item of footwear such as a boot or shoe) during its manufacture or repair while it is placed on a last (noun etymology 3 sense 1).
- (intransitive, slang, of a man) To purposefully refrain from orgasm
- (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
- (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
det
- (of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.
- The (one) immediately before the present.
adj
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
verb
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
adv
intj
adj
- Variable and subject to change.
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Unpredictable or capricious.
- not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- not consistent or dependable
- not established or confirmed
- ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- subject to change
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not certain to occur; not inevitable