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adj
noun
adj
- Of a single color throughout.
- of the same color throughout
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
noun
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
adv
adj
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- lacking patterns especially in color
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
adv
noun
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
verb
adj
- having or appearing to have only one color
- Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
- of or relating to monochromatism
- (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
- Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
- (figuratively) Plain, dull, lifeless.
noun
- A color scheme consisting of only two hues.
- An image composed of varying shades (grayscale) of two colors.
- The duochrome test, a test used by opticians to refine the correction of refractive error, in which the subject is asked to compare images presented with red and green backgrounds.
- A piece of pottery decorated in two colors.
- Fabric that shifts between two colors, depending on the angle of light, also, by extension, something made with such fabric.
- A fluorochrome that shows up in either of two colors, depending on the type of biological material it stains.
adj
adv
noun
- A primary colour.
- (aviation) A radar return from an aircraft (or other object) produced solely by the reflection of the radar beam from the aircraft's skin, without additional information from the aircraft's transponder.
- The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
- (military) The first stage of a thermonuclear weapon, which sets off a fission explosion to help trigger a fusion reaction in the weapon's secondary stage.
- The first year of grade school.
- (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
- (electronics) A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary.
- A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
- (medicine) The primary site of a disease; the original location or source of the disease.
- (political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election.
- A primary school.
- one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
- coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
- a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
- (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
adj
- (medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
- (medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
- (chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- (geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
- First or earliest in a group or series.
- Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
- not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
- of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
- most important element
- of or being the essential or basic part
verb
- (US, politics, transitive, intransitive) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To take part in a primary election.
adj
- having no hue
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
adj
- having no hue
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
noun
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
adj
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
verb
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Initialism of office conference.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
adj
- Having a color.
- Having prominent colors; colorful.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by colored people (in either the US or South African sense).
- Biased; pervasively (but potentially subtly) influenced in a particular way.
- (in combination) Having a particular color or kind of color.
- (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, sometimes capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)
- (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- having skin rich in melanin pigments;
- favoring one person or side over another
noun
verb
noun
- A small amount (of color).
- An impact or impression.
- (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
- (computing, informal) A splash screen.
- (MLE, slang) A knife.
- (comics) A splash page.
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
- A small amount of liquid.
- (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- the sound like water splashing
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- a patch of bright color
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
verb
- (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.
- (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
- (intransitive) To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To spend (money).
- (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship.
- (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- (figurative) To roughly fill with color.
- (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- (intransitive) (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- dash a liquid upon or against
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- make a splashing sound
- walk through mud or mire
- strike and dash about in a liquid
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
verb
noun
- A slight coloring.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
contraction
verb
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
noun
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
noun
- having a light color
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- the property of being comparatively small in weight
- a feeling of joy and pride
- the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
- the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
- The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.
- (uncountable) the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
- Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
- Freedom from worry.
- (countable) The product of being illuminated.
- (uncountable) the condition of being illuminated
- Agility of movement.
verb
- change color
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
noun
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
prefix
noun
- An achromatic colour between black and white.
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
- A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
- (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
- (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
- A gray wolf
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass.
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
- clothing that is a grey color
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
adj
- Relating to older people.
- Old.
- Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Gray-haired.
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
verb
- (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
- (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
- (ergative) To turn gray.
- make grey
- turn grey
noun
adj
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- (South Africa, slang) Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
- Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
verb
noun
- A color scheme consisting of only two hues.
- An image composed of varying shades (grayscale) of two colors.
- The duochrome test, a test used by opticians to refine the correction of refractive error, in which the subject is asked to compare images presented with red and green backgrounds.
- A piece of pottery decorated in two colors.
- Fabric that shifts between two colors, depending on the angle of light, also, by extension, something made with such fabric.
- A fluorochrome that shows up in either of two colors, depending on the type of biological material it stains.
adj
adv
noun
- A primary colour.
- (aviation) A radar return from an aircraft (or other object) produced solely by the reflection of the radar beam from the aircraft's skin, without additional information from the aircraft's transponder.
- The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
- (military) The first stage of a thermonuclear weapon, which sets off a fission explosion to help trigger a fusion reaction in the weapon's secondary stage.
- The first year of grade school.
- (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
- (electronics) A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary.
- A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
- (medicine) The primary site of a disease; the original location or source of the disease.
- (political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election.
- A primary school.
- one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
- coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
- a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
- (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
adj
- (medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
- (medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
- (chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- (geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
- First or earliest in a group or series.
- Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
- not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
- of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
- most important element
- of or being the essential or basic part
verb
- (US, politics, transitive, intransitive) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To take part in a primary election.
adj
- having no hue
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
noun
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
noun
- A small amount (of color).
- An impact or impression.
- (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
- (computing, informal) A splash screen.
- (MLE, slang) A knife.
- (comics) A splash page.
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
- A small amount of liquid.
- (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- the sound like water splashing
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- a patch of bright color
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
verb
- (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.
- (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
- (intransitive) To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To spend (money).
- (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship.
- (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- (figurative) To roughly fill with color.
- (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- (intransitive) (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- dash a liquid upon or against
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- make a splashing sound
- walk through mud or mire
- strike and dash about in a liquid
noun
- having a light color
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- the property of being comparatively small in weight
- a feeling of joy and pride
- the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
- the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
- The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.
- (uncountable) the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
- Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
- Freedom from worry.
- (countable) The product of being illuminated.
- (uncountable) the condition of being illuminated
- Agility of movement.
adj
- Of a single color throughout.
- of the same color throughout
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
noun
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
adv
noun
- An achromatic colour between black and white.
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
- A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
- (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
- (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
- A gray wolf
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass.
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
- clothing that is a grey color
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
adj
- Relating to older people.
- Old.
- Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Gray-haired.
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
verb
- (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
- (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
- (ergative) To turn gray.
- make grey
- turn grey
noun
adj
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- (South Africa, slang) Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
- Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
verb
verb
noun
- A slight coloring.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
contraction
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
verb
noun
- A slight coloring.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
contraction
verb
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
noun
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
verb
- change color
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
noun
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
adj
noun
adj
- Of a single color throughout.
- of the same color throughout
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
noun
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
adv
adj
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- lacking patterns especially in color
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
adv
noun
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
verb
adj
- having or appearing to have only one color
- Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
- of or relating to monochromatism
- (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
- Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
- (figuratively) Plain, dull, lifeless.
adj
- having no hue
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
adj
- having no hue
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
noun
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
adj
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
verb
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Initialism of office conference.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
adj
- Having a color.
- Having prominent colors; colorful.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by colored people (in either the US or South African sense).
- Biased; pervasively (but potentially subtly) influenced in a particular way.
- (in combination) Having a particular color or kind of color.
- (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, sometimes capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)
- (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- having skin rich in melanin pigments;
- favoring one person or side over another