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noun
- material used to pave an area
- (now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
- the paved surface of a thoroughfare
- walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
- (now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
- (now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
- Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
- (architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
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- Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
- mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
- A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
- a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
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- an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
- A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
- a long monotonous harangue
- a long piece of writing
- (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
- A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.
- Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
- The sound of something scratching or tearing.
- A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
- A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.
- (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
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- (transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
- (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.
- (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
noun
- a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
- a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
- (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
- (informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.
- (UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
- Tarmacadam.
verb
adj
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
- covered with a waterproof coating
- closed or secured with or as if with a seal
- apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious
- determined irrevocably
- (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
- undisclosed for the time being
- established irrevocably
verb
verb
- cover with gravel
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- (transitive) To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
- (transitive) To puzzle or annoy.
- (transitive) To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
- (transitive) To check or stop; to confound; to perplex.
- (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
noun
- rock fragments and pebbles
- (uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (slang) The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone.
- (uncountable, cycling) Gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike.
- (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
- A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
- (rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
noun
- The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
- The act of throwing or casting.
- (engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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- A level or flat surface.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
- A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
- (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level of existence or development.
- (Northern UK) A sycamore.
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- a level of existence or development
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
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- A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- (weaving, England) The number of reeds or splits per inch – one half the number of ends per inch.
- The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
- (mining) A collection of pumps in a mine.
- (weaving) The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
- The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
- (mining) A mine or set of mines on lease.
noun
- The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- (music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- (cricket) The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
- (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
- A lid.
- In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- (India) A bag or packet.
- (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
- (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
- (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- (cricket) A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
- A cover charge.
- A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- (combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- (cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
- (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
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- (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
- (sports, transitive) To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
- (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
- (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (transitive) To provide insurance coverage for.
- (transitive) To deal with or include someone or something.
- (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- (music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- (transitive) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
- (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive) To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
- (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- (transitive) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
- (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
- (transitive) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- (transitive) To protect from attack in general, to guard.
- (transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
- (transitive) To be enough money for.
- form a cover over
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- hide from view or knowledge
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- hold within range of an aimed firearm
- cover as if with a shroud
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- invest with a large or excessive amount of something
- protect by insurance
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- to take an action to protect against future problems
- spread over a surface to conceal or protect
- maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
- put something on top of something else
- sit on (eggs)
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
- provide for
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming their responsibilities
- clothe, as if for protection from the elements
- travel across or pass over
noun
- the application of tiles to cover a surface
- A covering of tiles.
- (uncountable) The act of applying tiles.
- (computing theory) A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.
- (geometry) A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
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- A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
- A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- The return of part of an amount already paid.
- An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
- (photography) The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
- A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
verb
- (transitive) To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
- To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- To abate; to withdraw.
- (transitive) To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate².
- (transitive) To diminish or lessen something
- join with a rebate
- give a reduction in the price during a sale
- cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
noun
- a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
- sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- A thickly tangled mess.
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
- (athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
- Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”).
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
- (printing) Clipping of matrix.
- (coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
- Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
- (video games slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of material.
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- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
- (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).
- (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
verb
- To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
- (transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- (informal, obsolete except when paired, especially eff and blind) To curse, swear, use foul language
- render unable to see
- make blind by putting the eyes out
- make dim by comparison or conceal
adj
- (not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
- (horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- (not comparable) Without any prior knowledge.
- (not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- (comparable) Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
- (LGBTQ, slang) Uncircumcised.
- (not comparable, metalworking, construction, of a fastener) Able to be fixed without access to one end.
- (Of a pimple) not having a well-defined head.
- (not comparable, of a place) Having little or no visibility.
- (sciences) Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
- (in certain phrases, chiefly in the negative) Smallest or slightest.
- (not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
- (not comparable) Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- unable to see
- not based on reason or evidence
- unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
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- A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
- (poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) No score.
- A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- A hiding place.
- A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
- (poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
- (rugby, colloquial) The blindside.
- (military) A blindage.
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
- people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
noun
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
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- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- A float board.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
verb
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
verb
- (British) To cover something with paving slabs.
- (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
- (transitive, figurative) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
- cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
noun
noun
- a floor made of parquetry
- seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
- (historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
- A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
- The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
- (historical) In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
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noun
- A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
- An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.
- An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
- a barrier against explosives
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
noun
- changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of grading period.
- (mathematics) Gradation.
- The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.
- A rank or grade.
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noun
- changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- the act of making equal or uniform
- complete destruction of a building
- (linguistics) Ellipsis of paradigm leveling, the replacement of irregular forms by regular forms.
- (surveying, archaeology) The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes.
- The process of making something level.
verb
verb
adj
- capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
- formed by the coalescence of particles
- (not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).
- Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
- (by extension, topos theory, of a category C with respect to another category X) Equipped with a faithful functor to X (called a base category), in which case C is called a concrete category over X.
- Real, actual, tangible.
- Particular, specific, rather than general.
- (category theory, of a category) Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets.
noun
- a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
- (logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
- (perfumery) An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
- (especially) Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative.
- (countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
- (US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
noun
- A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
- (Internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
- (computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
- (nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
- The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
- Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
- (computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.
- A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
- The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
- (aviation) A mechanical indicator that pops up to draw the pilot's attention to a problem or malfunction.
- (geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
- (British, uncountable) The game of capture the flag.
- A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
- (geometry) A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.
- (countable) A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
- (nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
- (television) A dark piece of material that can be mounted on a stand to block or shape the light.
- (obsolete except in dialects) A slice of turf; a sod.
- (music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
- a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
- emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
verb
- (computing) To signal (an event).
- (transitive) To pave with flagstones.
- To fail, such as a class or an exam.
- (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
- To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
- (sports) To penalize for an infraction.
- (chess, intransitive) To lose on time, especially in a blitz game; when using a traditional analog chess clock, a flag would fall when time expired.
- To furnish or deck out with flags.
- (computing) To set a program variable to true.
- To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
- (firearms) To point the muzzle of a firearm at a person or object one does not intend to fire on.
- (biology) In female canids, to signal mating readiness by moving the tail aside to expose the vulva.
- (chess, transitive) To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.
- (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
- To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
- (intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.
- To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
- To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
- To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.
- communicate or signal with a flag
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- provide with a flag
- decorate with flags
- become less intense
noun
- The level of the ground.
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- A rating.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
verb
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To organize in grades.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (patternmaking) To increase or decrease the dimensions of a garment pattern from the initial base size in such a way that the overall proportions of the silhouette are maintained across all sizes.
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
verb
noun
- a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
noun
- The surface space occupied by a structure.
- (cartography) A polygon representing the shape of an item.
- Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- (figurative, in the plural) What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.
- (ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
- A company's geographic market presence.
- (computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
- The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- Space required by a piece of equipment.
- (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
- A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
- the area taken up by some object
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
noun
- material used to pave an area
- (now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
- the paved surface of a thoroughfare
- walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
- (now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
- (now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
- Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
- (architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
- mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
- A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
- a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
verb
noun
- an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
- A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
- a long monotonous harangue
- a long piece of writing
- (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
- A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.
- Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
- The sound of something scratching or tearing.
- A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
- A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.
- (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
adj
verb
- (transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
- (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.
- (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
noun
- a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
- a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
- (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
- (informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.
- (UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
- Tarmacadam.
verb
noun
- The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
- The act of throwing or casting.
- (engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
verb
noun
- A level or flat surface.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
- A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
- (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level of existence or development.
- (Northern UK) A sycamore.
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- a level of existence or development
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
adj
verb
noun
- A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- (weaving, England) The number of reeds or splits per inch – one half the number of ends per inch.
- The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
- (mining) A collection of pumps in a mine.
- (weaving) The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
- The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
- (mining) A mine or set of mines on lease.
noun
- The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- (music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- (cricket) The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
- (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
- A lid.
- In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- (India) A bag or packet.
- (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
- (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
- (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- (cricket) A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
- A cover charge.
- A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- (combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- (cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
- (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
adj
verb
- (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
- (sports, transitive) To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
- (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
- (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (transitive) To provide insurance coverage for.
- (transitive) To deal with or include someone or something.
- (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- (music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- (transitive) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
- (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive) To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
- (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- (transitive) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
- (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
- (transitive) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- (transitive) To protect from attack in general, to guard.
- (transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
- (transitive) To be enough money for.
- form a cover over
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- hide from view or knowledge
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- hold within range of an aimed firearm
- cover as if with a shroud
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- invest with a large or excessive amount of something
- protect by insurance
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- to take an action to protect against future problems
- spread over a surface to conceal or protect
- maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
- put something on top of something else
- sit on (eggs)
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
- provide for
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming their responsibilities
- clothe, as if for protection from the elements
- travel across or pass over
noun
- the application of tiles to cover a surface
- A covering of tiles.
- (uncountable) The act of applying tiles.
- (computing theory) A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.
- (geometry) A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
verb
noun
- A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
- A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- The return of part of an amount already paid.
- An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
- (photography) The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
- A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
verb
- (transitive) To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
- To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- To abate; to withdraw.
- (transitive) To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate².
- (transitive) To diminish or lessen something
- join with a rebate
- give a reduction in the price during a sale
- cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
noun
- a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
- sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- A thickly tangled mess.
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
- (athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
- Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”).
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
- (printing) Clipping of matrix.
- (coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
- Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
- (video games slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of material.
adj
verb
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
- (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).
- (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
noun
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
verb
noun
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- A float board.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
verb
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
noun
- a floor made of parquetry
- seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
- (historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
- A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
- The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
- (historical) In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
verb
noun
- A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
- An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.
- An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
- a barrier against explosives
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
noun
- changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of grading period.
- (mathematics) Gradation.
- The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.
- A rank or grade.
verb
noun
- changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- the act of making equal or uniform
- complete destruction of a building
- (linguistics) Ellipsis of paradigm leveling, the replacement of irregular forms by regular forms.
- (surveying, archaeology) The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes.
- The process of making something level.
verb
noun
- A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
- (Internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
- (computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
- (nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
- The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
- Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
- (computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.
- A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
- The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
- (aviation) A mechanical indicator that pops up to draw the pilot's attention to a problem or malfunction.
- (geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
- (British, uncountable) The game of capture the flag.
- A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
- (geometry) A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.
- (countable) A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
- (nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
- (television) A dark piece of material that can be mounted on a stand to block or shape the light.
- (obsolete except in dialects) A slice of turf; a sod.
- (music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
- a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
- emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
verb
- (computing) To signal (an event).
- (transitive) To pave with flagstones.
- To fail, such as a class or an exam.
- (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
- To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
- (sports) To penalize for an infraction.
- (chess, intransitive) To lose on time, especially in a blitz game; when using a traditional analog chess clock, a flag would fall when time expired.
- To furnish or deck out with flags.
- (computing) To set a program variable to true.
- To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
- (firearms) To point the muzzle of a firearm at a person or object one does not intend to fire on.
- (biology) In female canids, to signal mating readiness by moving the tail aside to expose the vulva.
- (chess, transitive) To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.
- (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
- To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
- (intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.
- To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
- To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
- To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.
- communicate or signal with a flag
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- provide with a flag
- decorate with flags
- become less intense
noun
- The level of the ground.
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- A rating.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
verb
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To organize in grades.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (patternmaking) To increase or decrease the dimensions of a garment pattern from the initial base size in such a way that the overall proportions of the silhouette are maintained across all sizes.
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
noun
- The surface space occupied by a structure.
- (cartography) A polygon representing the shape of an item.
- Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- (figurative, in the plural) What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.
- (ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
- A company's geographic market presence.
- (computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
- The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- Space required by a piece of equipment.
- (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
- A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
- the area taken up by some object
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
noun
- Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
- mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
- A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
- a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
verb
verb
- cover with gravel
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- (transitive) To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
- (transitive) To puzzle or annoy.
- (transitive) To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
- (transitive) To check or stop; to confound; to perplex.
- (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
noun
- rock fragments and pebbles
- (uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (slang) The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone.
- (uncountable, cycling) Gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike.
- (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
- A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
- (rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
verb
- To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
- (transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- (informal, obsolete except when paired, especially eff and blind) To curse, swear, use foul language
- render unable to see
- make blind by putting the eyes out
- make dim by comparison or conceal
adj
- (not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
- (horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- (not comparable) Without any prior knowledge.
- (not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- (comparable) Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
- (LGBTQ, slang) Uncircumcised.
- (not comparable, metalworking, construction, of a fastener) Able to be fixed without access to one end.
- (Of a pimple) not having a well-defined head.
- (not comparable, of a place) Having little or no visibility.
- (sciences) Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
- (in certain phrases, chiefly in the negative) Smallest or slightest.
- (not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
- (not comparable) Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- unable to see
- not based on reason or evidence
- unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
adv
noun
- A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
- (poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) No score.
- A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- A hiding place.
- A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
- (poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
- (rugby, colloquial) The blindside.
- (military) A blindage.
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
- people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
verb
- (British) To cover something with paving slabs.
- (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
- (transitive, figurative) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
- cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
noun
noun
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
verb
verb
adj
- capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
- formed by the coalescence of particles
- (not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).
- Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
- (by extension, topos theory, of a category C with respect to another category X) Equipped with a faithful functor to X (called a base category), in which case C is called a concrete category over X.
- Real, actual, tangible.
- Particular, specific, rather than general.
- (category theory, of a category) Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets.
noun
- a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
- (logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
- (perfumery) An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
- (especially) Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative.
- (countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
- (US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
verb
noun
- a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
adj
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
- covered with a waterproof coating
- closed or secured with or as if with a seal
- apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious
- determined irrevocably
- (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
- undisclosed for the time being
- established irrevocably
verb
noun
- A level or flat surface.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
- A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
- (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level of existence or development.
- (Northern UK) A sycamore.
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- a level of existence or development
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood