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prefix
noun
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.
- (Scotland, historical) An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Diminutive of lip.
noun
- A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
- (military) A small mortar.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
- A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
- The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
- An old English gold coin, the rial.
- (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
- (somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
- (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.
- (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
- (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
- (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
- stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
- a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
adj
- (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
- (chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.
- (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
- Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
- invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown
- being of the rank of a monarch
- of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- established or chartered or authorized by royalty
noun
- Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
- Favour; support; encouragement.
- Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
- the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
- formal and explicit approval
verb
adj
noun
verb
verb
- Alternative form of button up one's lip.
- (US, military, slang, transitive, ergative) To seal off (a military vehicle or facility).
- (ambitransitive) To conclude; to finalize; to put the finishing touches (on).
- (intransitive) To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
- (transitive) To fasten with a button or buttons.
- refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
noun
- a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- a suggestive or sneering look or grin
- (UK dialectal) The flank or loin.
- A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
- An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
- Alternative form of lehr.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
verb
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- cause to retch or choke
- prevent from speaking out
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
noun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- (chiefly Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
- (firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth.
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- fit with a muzzle
- prevent from speaking out
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
- (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
adj
noun
- An exercise similar to an abdominal crunch, performed by lying flat on one´s back and then bringing the knees toward the chest while simultaneously raising the chest to meet the knees.
- (slang) An opaque white chalk marble with colored stripes.
- (informal) A chinchilla.
- A Chinese pink (Dianthus chinensis).
adv
adj
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- strong, vigorous
- rigidly formal
- not moving or operating freely
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- very drunk
- (nautical) Keeping upright.
- (informal) Expensive, pricey.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- (professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- Potent.
- (informal) Dead, deceased.
- (golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
- (slang, of the penis) Erect.
- (mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- (figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
- (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
- (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
noun
- the dead body of a human being
- an ordinary man
- (prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
- (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
- (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- (slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
- (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
- (US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
verb
noun
noun
noun
- A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
- (military) A small mortar.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
- A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
- The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
- An old English gold coin, the rial.
- (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
- (somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
- (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.
- (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
- (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
- (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
- stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
- a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
adj
- (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
- (chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.
- (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
- Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
- invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown
- being of the rank of a monarch
- of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- established or chartered or authorized by royalty
noun
- Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
- Favour; support; encouragement.
- Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
- the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
- formal and explicit approval
verb
noun
- a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- a suggestive or sneering look or grin
- (UK dialectal) The flank or loin.
- A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
- An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
- Alternative form of lehr.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
verb
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- cause to retch or choke
- prevent from speaking out
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
noun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- (chiefly Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
- (firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth.
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- fit with a muzzle
- prevent from speaking out
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
- (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
noun
verb
- Alternative form of button up one's lip.
- (US, military, slang, transitive, ergative) To seal off (a military vehicle or facility).
- (ambitransitive) To conclude; to finalize; to put the finishing touches (on).
- (intransitive) To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
- (transitive) To fasten with a button or buttons.
- refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
noun
verb
adv
adj
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- strong, vigorous
- rigidly formal
- not moving or operating freely
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- very drunk
- (nautical) Keeping upright.
- (informal) Expensive, pricey.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- (professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- Potent.
- (informal) Dead, deceased.
- (golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
- (slang, of the penis) Erect.
- (mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- (figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
- (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
- (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
noun
- the dead body of a human being
- an ordinary man
- (prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
- (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
- (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- (slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
- (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
- (US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
verb
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.
- (Scotland, historical) An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Diminutive of lip.
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- An exercise similar to an abdominal crunch, performed by lying flat on one´s back and then bringing the knees toward the chest while simultaneously raising the chest to meet the knees.
- (slang) An opaque white chalk marble with colored stripes.
- (informal) A chinchilla.
- A Chinese pink (Dianthus chinensis).