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adj
noun
verb
- attribute human qualities to something
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- (transitive) To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.
- (transitive) To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
- (transitive) To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
- (transitive) To portray a character (as in a play); to act.
adj
noun
- the quality of being human
- the quality of being humane
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- (uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
- (countable) Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
- (uncountable) The human condition or nature.
- (uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.
noun
- the quality of being human
- the state of being a man; manly qualities
- the status of being a man
- All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.
- The state or condition of being a human being.
- (euphemistic) The male genitalia, especially the penis.
- The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.
- The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
- The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
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noun
verb
adj
- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- obviously contrived to charm
- of high worth or cost
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
- (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
- (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
- Regarded with love or tenderness.
- (writing, ironic) Excessively complicated.
- Of high value or worth.
- (informal, followed by about) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
- (derogatory, antiphrastic) Treated with too much reverence.
adv
noun
noun
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- The legal wherewithal to act.
- (uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
- (now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
- (countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
noun
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- physical strength
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
verb
adj
intj
noun
- a characteristic emotional quality
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To annotate.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
adj
- Possessing qualities of both sexes.
- Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
- Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
- (computer hardware) Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
- having both male and female characteristics
- relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
noun
- Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
- (lacrosse) The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
- (UK, Ireland, metonymic) A headteacher.
- (automotive) The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
- A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
- (journalism) Ellipsis of headline.
- A headdress; a covering for the head.
- (slang, countable) A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
- Topic; subject.
- A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
- The antlers of a deer.
- The larger-diameter end of an unused rivet, properly the factory head or ambiguously the shop head, as opposed to the bucktail which is passed through the items to be fastened and then upset into an appropriate shape, generally pancake-shaped for a solid rivet or doughnut-shaped for a blind rivet, called the field head or ambiguously the shop head.
- (coopering) The end cap of a cask or other barrel.
- (billiards) The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
- An ear of wheat, barley, or other small cereal.
- (social, countable, metonymic) A leader or expert.
- (British, geology) Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
- (plural head) A single animal; measure word for livestock and game.
- The place of honor or command; the most important or foremost position; the front.
- The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
- (jazz) The principal melody or theme of a piece.
- Either, or in plural both, ends of a used rivet, the factory head and the field head.
- (medicine) The end of an abscess where pus collects.
- (computing) The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
- (machining) A milling head, a part of a milling machine that houses the spindle.
- The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.
- A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
- The population of game.
- (nautical) The toilet of a ship.
- The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
- (figurative, metonymic) Mind; one's own thoughts.
- (slang) The glans penis.
- (figurative, metonymic) An individual person.
- (linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
- (chemistry) The first fraction of a distillation run, having a low boiling point.
- (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
- (uncountable, countable) The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
- Headway; progress.
- The leafy top part of a tree.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
- A title or heading in a book or other document.
- (anatomy) The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
- The top edge of a sail.
- (in the plural) Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
- (geology) The uppermost part of a valley.
- (only in the singular) Denouement; crisis.
- (music) A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
- More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
- (music) The headstock of a guitar.
- The bow of a vessel.
- The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
- (British) A headland.
- (music, slang, figurative, metonymic) A person with an extensive knowledge of hip hop.
- (uncountable, countable) A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
- (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
- The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor.
- (engineering) The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
- forward movement
- that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
- a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
- a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- a single domestic animal
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
- (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
- the top of something
- the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
- (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the educator who has executive authority for a school
- (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- the front of a military formation or procession
- the pressure exerted by a fluid
- a person who is in charge
- the source of water from which a stream arises
- a difficult juncture
- an individual person
- the striking part of a tool
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
- a user of (usually soft) drugs
- oral stimulation of the genitals
- a rounded compact mass
- a projection out from one end
- a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- the subject matter at issue
adj
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the head
- (by extension) To check or restrain.
- (intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
- (fishing, transitive) To remove the head from (a fish).
- To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
- (transitive, of hardware) To form a head (on or to); to fit or furnish (something) with a head.
- (transitive) To cut off the top of; to lop off.
- (transitive) To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
- (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
- To set on the head.
- (intransitive) To form a head.
- (intransitive) To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
- To go in front of.
- form a head or come or grow to a head
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- take its rise
- to go or travel towards
- be in the front of or on top of
- remove the head of
- be in charge of
- be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
noun
- the quality of being one of a kind
- strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
- (physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity (“a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes”).
- Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).
- A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
- The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- (sometimes capitalized) Ellipsis of technological singularity (“a hypothetical turning point in the future, the culmination of ever-accelerating technological progress, when human history as we have known it ends, and a strange new era begins. For some writers, the catalyst is superhuman machine intelligence”).
- (mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
- An unusual action or behaviour.
- A point where all parallel lines meet.
noun
- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- the respect with which a person is held
- a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- (specifically in business and construction) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
- An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
- A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
verb
noun
- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- the respect with which a person is held
- a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- The process of making an estimate.
- Esteem or favourable regard.
- The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
verb
adj
- endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
- endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
- belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
- Dynamic, energetic.
- That lives.
- (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.)
- Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
- (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
verb
- have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
- bestow a quality on
- give temporarily; let have for a limited time
- (intransitive) To make a loan.
- To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- (reflexive) To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- (proscribed) To borrow.
- (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
noun
noun
- the complex of all the attributes — behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that characterize a unique individual
- a person of considerable prominence
- (Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous, countable) A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
- (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
- Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior.
- Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
noun
- a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- animation and energy in action or expression
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
- the intended meaning of a communication
- the vital principle or animating force within living things
- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- Energy; ardour.
- (usually in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
- A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
- Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
- (dyeing) Stannic chloride.
- One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
- The manner or style of something.
- (often in the plural) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
- (philosophy, Hegelian) The essence behind historical development of both individual and society evolving towards the Absolute.
- The soul of a person or other creature.
- Enthusiasm.
verb
noun
- (rare) Humanity, the quality of being human.
- (euphemistic, rare) Male genitals.
- The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.
- the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
noun
- natural abilities or qualities
- the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
- the capital that provides income for an institution
- Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
- (insurance) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
- Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- (Mormonism) A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.
noun
verb
noun
- natural abilities or qualities
- a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
- A marked natural ability or skill.
- (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
- (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
- (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.
adj
- Having a significant measure of a natural (innate) gift, talent, or ability.
- (euphemistic) Having large sexual features (of a woman, breasts or buttocks; of a man, penis).
- Having a substantial income, wealthy; (usually includes a notion of endowment, versus bootstrapping).
- (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
noun
- a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
- a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- a style that has the power to evoke feelings
- The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
- (literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
- (rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses emotional appeals to the audience as the main form of persuasion.
- Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
- (theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
noun
- the quality of being human
- the quality of being humane
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- (uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
- (countable) Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
- (uncountable) The human condition or nature.
- (uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.
noun
- the quality of being human
- the state of being a man; manly qualities
- the status of being a man
- All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.
- The state or condition of being a human being.
- (euphemistic) The male genitalia, especially the penis.
- The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.
- The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
- The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
noun
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- The legal wherewithal to act.
- (uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
- (now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
- (countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
noun
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- physical strength
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
verb
adj
intj
noun
- a characteristic emotional quality
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To annotate.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
noun
- Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
- (lacrosse) The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
- (UK, Ireland, metonymic) A headteacher.
- (automotive) The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
- A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
- (journalism) Ellipsis of headline.
- A headdress; a covering for the head.
- (slang, countable) A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
- Topic; subject.
- A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
- The antlers of a deer.
- The larger-diameter end of an unused rivet, properly the factory head or ambiguously the shop head, as opposed to the bucktail which is passed through the items to be fastened and then upset into an appropriate shape, generally pancake-shaped for a solid rivet or doughnut-shaped for a blind rivet, called the field head or ambiguously the shop head.
- (coopering) The end cap of a cask or other barrel.
- (billiards) The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
- An ear of wheat, barley, or other small cereal.
- (social, countable, metonymic) A leader or expert.
- (British, geology) Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
- (plural head) A single animal; measure word for livestock and game.
- The place of honor or command; the most important or foremost position; the front.
- The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
- (jazz) The principal melody or theme of a piece.
- Either, or in plural both, ends of a used rivet, the factory head and the field head.
- (medicine) The end of an abscess where pus collects.
- (computing) The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
- (machining) A milling head, a part of a milling machine that houses the spindle.
- The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.
- A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
- The population of game.
- (nautical) The toilet of a ship.
- The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
- (figurative, metonymic) Mind; one's own thoughts.
- (slang) The glans penis.
- (figurative, metonymic) An individual person.
- (linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
- (chemistry) The first fraction of a distillation run, having a low boiling point.
- (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
- (uncountable, countable) The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
- Headway; progress.
- The leafy top part of a tree.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
- A title or heading in a book or other document.
- (anatomy) The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
- The top edge of a sail.
- (in the plural) Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
- (geology) The uppermost part of a valley.
- (only in the singular) Denouement; crisis.
- (music) A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
- More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
- (music) The headstock of a guitar.
- The bow of a vessel.
- The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
- (British) A headland.
- (music, slang, figurative, metonymic) A person with an extensive knowledge of hip hop.
- (uncountable, countable) A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
- (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
- The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor.
- (engineering) The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
- forward movement
- that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
- a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
- a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- a single domestic animal
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
- (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
- the top of something
- the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
- (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the educator who has executive authority for a school
- (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- the front of a military formation or procession
- the pressure exerted by a fluid
- a person who is in charge
- the source of water from which a stream arises
- a difficult juncture
- an individual person
- the striking part of a tool
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
- a user of (usually soft) drugs
- oral stimulation of the genitals
- a rounded compact mass
- a projection out from one end
- a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- the subject matter at issue
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- (transitive) To strike with the head
- (by extension) To check or restrain.
- (intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
- (fishing, transitive) To remove the head from (a fish).
- To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
- (transitive, of hardware) To form a head (on or to); to fit or furnish (something) with a head.
- (transitive) To cut off the top of; to lop off.
- (transitive) To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
- (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
- To set on the head.
- (intransitive) To form a head.
- (intransitive) To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
- To go in front of.
- form a head or come or grow to a head
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- take its rise
- to go or travel towards
- be in the front of or on top of
- remove the head of
- be in charge of
- be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
noun
- the quality of being one of a kind
- strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
- (physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity (“a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes”).
- Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).
- A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
- The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- (sometimes capitalized) Ellipsis of technological singularity (“a hypothetical turning point in the future, the culmination of ever-accelerating technological progress, when human history as we have known it ends, and a strange new era begins. For some writers, the catalyst is superhuman machine intelligence”).
- (mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
- An unusual action or behaviour.
- A point where all parallel lines meet.
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- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- the respect with which a person is held
- a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- (specifically in business and construction) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
- An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
- A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
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- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- the respect with which a person is held
- a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- The process of making an estimate.
- Esteem or favourable regard.
- The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
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- the complex of all the attributes — behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that characterize a unique individual
- a person of considerable prominence
- (Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous, countable) A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
- (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
- Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior.
- Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
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- a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- animation and energy in action or expression
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
- the intended meaning of a communication
- the vital principle or animating force within living things
- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- Energy; ardour.
- (usually in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
- A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
- Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
- (dyeing) Stannic chloride.
- One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
- The manner or style of something.
- (often in the plural) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
- (philosophy, Hegelian) The essence behind historical development of both individual and society evolving towards the Absolute.
- The soul of a person or other creature.
- Enthusiasm.
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- (rare) Humanity, the quality of being human.
- (euphemistic, rare) Male genitals.
- The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.
- the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
noun
- natural abilities or qualities
- the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
- the capital that provides income for an institution
- Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
- (insurance) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
- Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- (Mormonism) A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.
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- natural abilities or qualities
- a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
- A marked natural ability or skill.
- (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
- (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
- (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.
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- a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
- a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- a style that has the power to evoke feelings
- The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
- (literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
- (rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses emotional appeals to the audience as the main form of persuasion.
- Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
- (theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
verb
- attribute human qualities to something
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- (transitive) To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.
- (transitive) To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
- (transitive) To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
- (transitive) To portray a character (as in a play); to act.
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- endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
- endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
- belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
- Dynamic, energetic.
- That lives.
- (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.)
- Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
- (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
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- have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
- bestow a quality on
- give temporarily; let have for a limited time
- (intransitive) To make a loan.
- To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- (reflexive) To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- (proscribed) To borrow.
- (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
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- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- obviously contrived to charm
- of high worth or cost
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
- (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
- (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
- Regarded with love or tenderness.
- (writing, ironic) Excessively complicated.
- Of high value or worth.
- (informal, followed by about) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
- (derogatory, antiphrastic) Treated with too much reverence.
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- Possessing qualities of both sexes.
- Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
- Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
- (computer hardware) Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
- having both male and female characteristics
- relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
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- Having a significant measure of a natural (innate) gift, talent, or ability.
- (euphemistic) Having large sexual features (of a woman, breasts or buttocks; of a man, penis).
- Having a substantial income, wealthy; (usually includes a notion of endowment, versus bootstrapping).
- (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves