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adj
- very good; of the highest quality
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
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- The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
- (bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.
- (woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).
- (Australia) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.
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adj
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- something excellent of its kind
- (US, slang) A U.S. Navy sailor.
- An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
- (US, slang, in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
- An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
- (US, uncountable) Alternative form of cracker jack; popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
- someone excellent of their kind
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- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- (US, golf, disc golf) A hole in one.
- (US) A perfect score on a school exam.
- A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
- (dice games) A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
- (slang) A person who is asexual.
- (tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
- (sometimes attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
- (card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
- (sports) A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
- A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
- (US, slang) A dollar bill.
- (US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
verb
- succeed at easily
- score an ace against
- play (a hole) in one stroke
- serve an ace against (someone)
- (ambitransitive, US, informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
- (ambitransitive, tennis) To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
- (golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
- (transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
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- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
verb
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
adj
- of the highest quality
- (idiomatic) Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
- (UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.
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adj
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- a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
- (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Clipping of superannuation.
- (comics, slang) Clipping of superhero.
- (beekeeping) Clipping of superhive.
- (television) A superimposed caption or image.
- Clipping of supercomputer.
- (informal, US) Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
- Clipping of supervisor.
- Clipping of supertanker.
- (neologism) Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
- Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
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- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the extreme top or summit
- (countable, figurative) The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
- (uncountable, slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE) Oral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob (more commonly top).
- (West Midlands, Wales) A freeze pop, irrespective of brand.
- The very topmost point.
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- characterized by good substantial quality
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- 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
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of the same color throughout
- 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
- (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.
- Of a single color throughout.
- 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.
noun
- 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
- (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.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (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).
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- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the superlative degree.
- The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
- (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
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adj
- Of high standard or quality.
- of high or superior quality or performance
- Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
- (astronomy, of a planet in the Solar System) Having a wider orbit around the Sun; typically with respect to the Earth.
- (anatomy, medicine) Located above or higher, a direction that in humans corresponds to cephalad.
- (botany) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem.
- (taxonomy) More comprehensive.
- (botany) (of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part.
- (superior to) Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
- Greater or better than average.
- (botany) (of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs.
- Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
- Greater in size or power.
- (botany) (of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit.
- (typography) Printed in superscript.
- Located above or out; higher in position.
- Higher in rank, status, or quality.
- having a higher rank
- of or characteristic of high rank or importance
- (often followed by ‘to’) above being affected or influenced by
- written or printed above and to one side of another character
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) not subject to or influenced by
- having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
noun
- The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.
- (Scots law, historical) One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
- The senior person in a monastic community.
- (printing) A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- one of greater rank or station or quality
- a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
- the head of a religious community
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
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adj
- being the last or concluding element of a series
- furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
- (not comparable) Final; last in a series.
- (not comparable) Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
- (not comparable, of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
- (not comparable) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
- (not comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.
adj
- Of superior quality.
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
adv
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- in a delicate manner
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noun
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
- money extracted as a penalty
verb
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
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- Ellipsis of sovereign citizen.
- (UK, slang) A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
- A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles.
- A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
- Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, eg., ursula, viceroy.
- A monarch; the ruler of a country.
- a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
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adj
- of great worth or quality
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
- causing indignation due to hypocrisy
- pleasantly full and mellow
- suggestive of or characterized by great expense
- having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
- containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
- affording an abundant supply
- very productive
- marked by great fruitfulness
- strong; intense
- possessing material wealth
- Remunerative.
- (finance) Trading at a price level which is high relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- (computing) Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
- Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- (slang, uncommon) Pornographic; titillating.
- (informal) Very amusing.
- Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
- Of a fuel-air mixture: having more fuel (thus less air) than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
- (informal) Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
- Not faint or delicate; vivid.
- Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
- Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
- Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
- Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
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- (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality
- Of a very high or pure grade or quality.
- Very good, excellent.
- excessively delicate or refined
- of extremely fine size or texture
- Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads.
- Extremely refined or sophisticated; very elegant.
- Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions.
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- a flavorful addition on top of a dish
- (fishing) The tail of an artificial fly.
- Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
- (nautical) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
- (nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
- The act of cutting off the top of something.
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- A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- (rail transport, historical) A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.
- (India) An open sedan chair formed by suspending a rudimentary frame or strong cloth from a pole or set of poles.
- A dandy roller.
- (India) A boatman, a rower.
- (India) A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod.
- (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- Something excellent in its class.
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
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- a person responsible for hiring workers
- a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
- a person who exercises control and makes decisions
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- a person who exercises control over workers
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- (humorous) One's wife.
- (architecture) A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
- (mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A head or reservoir of water.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- (informal, especially India, MLE and Philippines) A term of address to a man, especially a customer, but also sometimes to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- (Australia) The male owner or man in charge of a large rural property.
- (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
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- highest in quality
- Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
- Of silver: being of standard quality.
- Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
- Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
noun
- British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
- (countable) A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
- (countable, obsolete except historical) An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
- (uncountable, historical) Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
- (uncountable) Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
- (uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
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- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
- the most important and magnificent in adornment
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
- large and impressive in physical size or extent
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- of or befitting a lord
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
- (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.
- (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
- (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
- Of a large size or extent; great.
- Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
- Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
- (augmentative) Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
- (music, plural "grands") A grand piano
- (colloquial, automotive, plural "grand") A thousand RPM.
- (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
- A grandparent or grandchild.
adj
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- tender and full of juice
- having strong sexual appeal
- produced or growing in extreme abundance
- Juicy, succulent.
- (of food) Savoury, delicious.
- (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
- (British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
- (dialectal) Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile.
- (slang) Drunk; inebriated.
- (British, Canada, slang) Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
- Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
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- Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
- considered of the highest quality and lasting significance or worth
- Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
- Traditional; original.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
- Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- of a well-known type; remarkably typical
- well-known and long-established in form or style
- of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
noun
- A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
- A major, long-standing sporting event.
- The author of such a work.
- (horse racing) Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
- An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
- an artist who has created classic works
- a creation of the highest excellence
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- a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
- any distinctive flag
- long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
- A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
- A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
- (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.
- (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
- (Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
- One who bans something.
- Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
- A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
- (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
- (heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
- (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
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- Beauty treatment; cosmetology.
- (with the definite article) The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
- Someone who is beautiful.
- (uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
- Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
- (in the plural) Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.
- An excellent or egregious example of something.
- the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
- an outstanding example of its kind
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
adj
adv
intj
- (UK, informal) Term of greeting, equivalent to how are you or hello.
- Used to express exasperation or frustration, often reduplicated or with already.
- Used as a general lead-in or beginning.
- Used to fill space or pauses.
- Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
- Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.
prep_phrase
noun
- the quality of being very good indeed
- having a very fine texture
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- the property of being very narrow or thin
- The quality or degree of being fine.
- The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
- The ratio of length to width of a ship, aircraft or rocket
noun
- Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
- Brightness from reflected light.
- Brightness from a source of light.
- (slang) Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
- (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
- (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
- Shoeshine.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
- Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
verb
- (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
- (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- (intransitive, copulative) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be immediately apparent.
- (intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
- (intransitive, copulative) To reflect light.
- be distinguished or eminent
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- be clear and obvious
- be shiny, as if wet
- throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- make (a surface) shine
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- be bright by reflecting or casting light
noun
- Something of an extra quality or grade.
- (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
- Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
- (slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
- (Singapore, military, countable) A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment.
- An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
- (acting) A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
- a minor actor in crowd scenes
- an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
- something additional of the same kind
adj
adv
noun
- a suggestion of some quality
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
verb
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
adj
noun
- a suggestion of some quality
- 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
- 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
- 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
- a suggestion of some quality
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
verb
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
adj
adj
noun
- A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- (music, countable) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
- The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- (medicine, countable, sometimes, elliptically) A platinum-based drug: a platin.
- a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
verb
noun
- the quality of nice
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
- (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
- Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
- Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
noun
adj
- being the last or concluding element of a series
- furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
- (not comparable) Final; last in a series.
- (not comparable) Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
- (not comparable, of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
- (not comparable) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
- (not comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.
noun
- the quality of being very good indeed
- having a very fine texture
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- the property of being very narrow or thin
- The quality or degree of being fine.
- The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
- The ratio of length to width of a ship, aircraft or rocket
noun
- Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
- Brightness from reflected light.
- Brightness from a source of light.
- (slang) Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
- (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
- (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
- Shoeshine.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
- Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
verb
- (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
- (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- (intransitive, copulative) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be immediately apparent.
- (intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
- (intransitive, copulative) To reflect light.
- be distinguished or eminent
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- be clear and obvious
- be shiny, as if wet
- throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- make (a surface) shine
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- be bright by reflecting or casting light
noun
- Something of an extra quality or grade.
- (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
- Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
- (slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
- (Singapore, military, countable) A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment.
- An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
- (acting) A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
- a minor actor in crowd scenes
- an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
- something additional of the same kind
adj
adv
noun
- a suggestion of some quality
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
verb
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
adj
noun
- a suggestion of some quality
- 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
- 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
- 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
- a suggestion of some quality
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
verb
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
adj
noun
- the quality of nice
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
- (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
- Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
- Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
adj
noun
- something excellent of its kind
- (US, slang) A U.S. Navy sailor.
- An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
- (US, slang, in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
- An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
- (US, uncountable) Alternative form of cracker jack; popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
- someone excellent of their kind
Nessuna parola corrispondente trovata. Prova una descrizione più ampia.
adj
- very good; of the highest quality
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
noun
- The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
- (bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.
- (woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).
- (Australia) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.
verb
adj
noun
- something excellent of its kind
- (US, slang) A U.S. Navy sailor.
- An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
- (US, slang, in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
- An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
- (US, uncountable) Alternative form of cracker jack; popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
- someone excellent of their kind
adj
noun
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- (US, golf, disc golf) A hole in one.
- (US) A perfect score on a school exam.
- A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
- (dice games) A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
- (slang) A person who is asexual.
- (tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
- (sometimes attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
- (card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
- (sports) A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
- A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
- (US, slang) A dollar bill.
- (US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
verb
- succeed at easily
- score an ace against
- play (a hole) in one stroke
- serve an ace against (someone)
- (ambitransitive, US, informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
- (ambitransitive, tennis) To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
- (golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
- (transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
adj
noun
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
verb
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
adj
- of the highest quality
- (idiomatic) Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
- (UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.
adv
noun
adj
noun
- a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
- (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Clipping of superannuation.
- (comics, slang) Clipping of superhero.
- (beekeeping) Clipping of superhive.
- (television) A superimposed caption or image.
- Clipping of supercomputer.
- (informal, US) Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
- Clipping of supervisor.
- Clipping of supertanker.
- (neologism) Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
- Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
adv
verb
adj
noun
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the extreme top or summit
- (countable, figurative) The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
- (uncountable, slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE) Oral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob (more commonly top).
- (West Midlands, Wales) A freeze pop, irrespective of brand.
- The very topmost point.
adv
adj
verb
adj
- characterized by good substantial quality
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- 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
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- of the same color throughout
- 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
- (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.
- Of a single color throughout.
- 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.
noun
- 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
- (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.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (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).
adv
adj
noun
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the superlative degree.
- The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
- (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
adj
- Of high standard or quality.
- of high or superior quality or performance
- Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
- (astronomy, of a planet in the Solar System) Having a wider orbit around the Sun; typically with respect to the Earth.
- (anatomy, medicine) Located above or higher, a direction that in humans corresponds to cephalad.
- (botany) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem.
- (taxonomy) More comprehensive.
- (botany) (of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part.
- (superior to) Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
- Greater or better than average.
- (botany) (of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs.
- Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
- Greater in size or power.
- (botany) (of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit.
- (typography) Printed in superscript.
- Located above or out; higher in position.
- Higher in rank, status, or quality.
- having a higher rank
- of or characteristic of high rank or importance
- (often followed by ‘to’) above being affected or influenced by
- written or printed above and to one side of another character
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) not subject to or influenced by
- having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
noun
- The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.
- (Scots law, historical) One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
- The senior person in a monastic community.
- (printing) A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- one of greater rank or station or quality
- a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
- the head of a religious community
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
adj
- Of superior quality.
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
adv
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- in a delicate manner
intj
noun
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
- money extracted as a penalty
verb
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
adj
noun
adj
noun
- Ellipsis of sovereign citizen.
- (UK, slang) A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
- A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles.
- A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
- Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, eg., ursula, viceroy.
- A monarch; the ruler of a country.
- a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
verb
adj
- of great worth or quality
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
- causing indignation due to hypocrisy
- pleasantly full and mellow
- suggestive of or characterized by great expense
- having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
- containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
- affording an abundant supply
- very productive
- marked by great fruitfulness
- strong; intense
- possessing material wealth
- Remunerative.
- (finance) Trading at a price level which is high relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- (computing) Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
- Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- (slang, uncommon) Pornographic; titillating.
- (informal) Very amusing.
- Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
- Of a fuel-air mixture: having more fuel (thus less air) than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
- (informal) Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
- Not faint or delicate; vivid.
- Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
- Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
- Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
- Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
noun
adj
- (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality
- Of a very high or pure grade or quality.
- Very good, excellent.
- excessively delicate or refined
- of extremely fine size or texture
- Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads.
- Extremely refined or sophisticated; very elegant.
- Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions.
adj
noun
- a flavorful addition on top of a dish
- (fishing) The tail of an artificial fly.
- Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
- (nautical) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
- (nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
- The act of cutting off the top of something.
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- (rail transport, historical) A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.
- (India) An open sedan chair formed by suspending a rudimentary frame or strong cloth from a pole or set of poles.
- A dandy roller.
- (India) A boatman, a rower.
- (India) A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod.
- (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- Something excellent in its class.
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
adj
noun
- a person responsible for hiring workers
- a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
- a person who exercises control and makes decisions
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- a person who exercises control over workers
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- (humorous) One's wife.
- (architecture) A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
- (mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A head or reservoir of water.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- (informal, especially India, MLE and Philippines) A term of address to a man, especially a customer, but also sometimes to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- (Australia) The male owner or man in charge of a large rural property.
- (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
verb
adj
- highest in quality
- Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
- Of silver: being of standard quality.
- Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
- Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
noun
- British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
- (countable) A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
- (countable, obsolete except historical) An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
- (uncountable, historical) Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
- (uncountable) Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
- (uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
adj
verb
adj
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
- the most important and magnificent in adornment
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
- large and impressive in physical size or extent
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- of or befitting a lord
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
- (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.
- (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
- (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
- Of a large size or extent; great.
- Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
- Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
- (augmentative) Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
- (music, plural "grands") A grand piano
- (colloquial, automotive, plural "grand") A thousand RPM.
- (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
- A grandparent or grandchild.
adj
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- tender and full of juice
- having strong sexual appeal
- produced or growing in extreme abundance
- Juicy, succulent.
- (of food) Savoury, delicious.
- (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
- (British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
- (dialectal) Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile.
- (slang) Drunk; inebriated.
- (British, Canada, slang) Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
- Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
noun
verb
adj
- Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
- considered of the highest quality and lasting significance or worth
- Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
- Traditional; original.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
- Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- of a well-known type; remarkably typical
- well-known and long-established in form or style
- of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
noun
- A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
- A major, long-standing sporting event.
- The author of such a work.
- (horse racing) Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
- An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
- an artist who has created classic works
- a creation of the highest excellence
adj
noun
symbol
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
- any distinctive flag
- long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
- A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
- A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
- (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.
- (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
- (Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
- One who bans something.
- Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
- A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
- (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
- (heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
- (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
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- Beauty treatment; cosmetology.
- (with the definite article) The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
- Someone who is beautiful.
- (uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
- Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
- (in the plural) Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.
- An excellent or egregious example of something.
- the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
- an outstanding example of its kind
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
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- (UK, informal) Term of greeting, equivalent to how are you or hello.
- Used to express exasperation or frustration, often reduplicated or with already.
- Used as a general lead-in or beginning.
- Used to fill space or pauses.
- Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
- Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.
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- A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- (music, countable) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
- The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- (medicine, countable, sometimes, elliptically) A platinum-based drug: a platin.
- a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits