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adj
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- not consistent or dependable
- not established or confirmed
- ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- subject to change
- not certain to occur; not inevitable
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Variable and subject to change.
- Unpredictable or capricious.
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- lacking self-confidence
- Easily frightened; timid.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
noun
- a quick throw
- (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
- An act of throwing.
verb
- start suddenly, as from fright
- throw quickly
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
verb
- act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
- make a fuss; be agitated
- (literally) To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- To intentionally add noise to a signal to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
- (computer graphics) To use dot patterns in an image or graphic to simulate colors or shades not in the system palette.
- To do something nervously.
- (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
noun
- an excited state of agitation
- (computer graphics) The use of dot patterns in an image or graphic to approximate colors not available in the system palette.
- A form of noise intentionally added to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
- A state of nervous excitement.
- Trembling, shaking, or shivering.
- The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
noun
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- the flesh of a chicken used for food
- a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
- (uncountable) The game of dare.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
adj
verb
noun
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
- (slang, derogatory) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.
- A baby who cries excessively.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone who takes offense or excessively complains or cries when things are not going well.
verb
noun
adj
verb
verb
- be unsure or weak
- walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly
- speak haltingly
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- To stumble.
- To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- To cleanse or sift, as barley.
- (ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- To hesitate in purpose or action.
- (figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
noun
verb
- be unsure or weak
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- move back and forth very rapidly
- sway from side to side
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
- Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
- To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.
- Of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady; to shake, to tremble.
- To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.
- To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
noun
- the act of moving back and forth
- someone who communicates by waving
- the act of pausing uncertainly
- One who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave.
- A person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy.
- (printing, historical) In full waver roller: a roller which places ink on the inking table of a printing press with a back and forth, waving motion.
- A state of beginning to weaken or showing signs of weakening in resolve; a falter.
- An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.
- A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
- A tool used to make hair wavy.
verb
noun
- the state of being unsure of something
- uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
- (countable, obsolete outside of India) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question
- (uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
noun
noun
- The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
- The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal. Moral fortitude.
- a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
verb
- hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
- startle with amazement or fear
- overcome with amazement
- (intransitive, of a rat) To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.
- (transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
- (US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch
- (transitive or intransitive) (literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
- (intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
noun
noun
- (idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
- (idiomatic, usually endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.
- someone who spoils the pleasure of others
verb
adj
- (often in negative constructions) Reluctant or unwilling to advance or act; shy.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- (figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- (chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- (cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Late or behindhand.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Retarded in development; not as advanced as would be expected.
- (cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- retarded in intellectual development
- (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
- having made less than normal progress
- directed or facing toward the back or rear
adv
- In a reversed order or sequence.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- (figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- Toward or into the past.
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
- in or to or toward a past time
noun
noun
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- the flesh of a chicken used for food
- a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
- (uncountable) The game of dare.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
adj
verb
noun
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
- (slang, derogatory) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.
- A baby who cries excessively.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone who takes offense or excessively complains or cries when things are not going well.
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
- The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal. Moral fortitude.
- a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
noun
- (idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
- (idiomatic, usually endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.
- someone who spoils the pleasure of others
verb
verb
- act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
- make a fuss; be agitated
- (literally) To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- To intentionally add noise to a signal to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
- (computer graphics) To use dot patterns in an image or graphic to simulate colors or shades not in the system palette.
- To do something nervously.
- (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
noun
- an excited state of agitation
- (computer graphics) The use of dot patterns in an image or graphic to approximate colors not available in the system palette.
- A form of noise intentionally added to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
- A state of nervous excitement.
- Trembling, shaking, or shivering.
- The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
verb
- be unsure or weak
- walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly
- speak haltingly
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- To stumble.
- To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- To cleanse or sift, as barley.
- (ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- To hesitate in purpose or action.
- (figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
noun
verb
- be unsure or weak
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- move back and forth very rapidly
- sway from side to side
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
- Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
- To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.
- Of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady; to shake, to tremble.
- To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.
- To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
noun
- the act of moving back and forth
- someone who communicates by waving
- the act of pausing uncertainly
- One who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave.
- A person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy.
- (printing, historical) In full waver roller: a roller which places ink on the inking table of a printing press with a back and forth, waving motion.
- A state of beginning to weaken or showing signs of weakening in resolve; a falter.
- An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.
- A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
- A tool used to make hair wavy.
verb
noun
- the state of being unsure of something
- uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
- (countable, obsolete outside of India) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question
- (uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
verb
- hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
- startle with amazement or fear
- overcome with amazement
- (intransitive, of a rat) To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.
- (transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
- (US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch
- (transitive or intransitive) (literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
- (intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
noun
adj
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- not consistent or dependable
- not established or confirmed
- ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- subject to change
- not certain to occur; not inevitable
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Variable and subject to change.
- Unpredictable or capricious.
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- lacking self-confidence
- Easily frightened; timid.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
noun
- a quick throw
- (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
- An act of throwing.
verb
- start suddenly, as from fright
- throw quickly
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
adj
- (often in negative constructions) Reluctant or unwilling to advance or act; shy.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- (figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- (chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- (cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Late or behindhand.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Retarded in development; not as advanced as would be expected.
- (cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- retarded in intellectual development
- (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
- having made less than normal progress
- directed or facing toward the back or rear
adv
- In a reversed order or sequence.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- (figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- Toward or into the past.
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
- in or to or toward a past time