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noun
verb
noun
verb
- engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- clap one's hands together
- become permanently attached
- come down like raindrops
- strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- spawn
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- (transitive and intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
- (intransitive, originally US) To quarrel or argue pettily briefly.
- simple past and past participle of spit
- (US, dialect) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
- (ambitransitive) To spawn, used of shellfish as above.
noun
- A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
- a young oyster or other bivalve
- a quarrel about petty points
- a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
- (automotive, UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- A light blow with something flat.
- The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
- (aviation) A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
- (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
noun
- A squabble.
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- a vicious angry growl
- an angry vicious expression
- something jumbled or confused
verb
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
- make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
- make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
noun
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
adj
verb
noun
- An awkward situation or quarrel.
- That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
- The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- (sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
- An objection.
- An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
- the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
- an effort that is inconvenient
noun
verb
- (also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- (figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- (by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
- (Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- (generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- herd and care for
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
verb
noun
- A noisy argument.
- an angry dispute
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of cornrow.
- An act or instance of rowing.
- A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
- (weightlifting) Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.
- A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.
- A continual loud noise.
- the act of rowing as a sport
- a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
- an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
- a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
- (construction) a layer of masonry
verb
noun
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- fly around
- cause to spin
noun
adj
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (colloquial) An argument or fight.
- The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
- Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower.
- A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
- (slang, especially military) A rucksack; a large backpack.
- A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.
- A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.
- A small heifer.
- A contest in games in which the ball is thrown or bounced in the air and two players from opposing teams attempt to give their team an advantage, typically by tapping the ball to a teammate.
- (rugby union) The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum.
- a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
- an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
verb
noun
- (slang) An argument; an altercation.
- (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- (carpentry, woodworking) The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.
- An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
- (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
- An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
- The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
- An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.
- A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
- (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
- (slang) A large or extravagant meal.
- Synonym of blowout sale.
- (Philippines) a party (such as a birthday party)
- The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
- A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
- (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
- Synonym of taper fade.
- an easy victory
- a gay festivity
- a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
noun
- A tantrum or fuss.
- (informal) A hummingbird.
- (slang) An arrest on false pretexts.
- One who hums.
- Someone who upsets or irritates others; a trouble-maker or controversial figure.
- (slang) A very energetic or lively person; a powerful lively thing.
- A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
- (informal) A Humvee.
- A machine that runs particularly well and smoothly.
- (baseball) A fastball.
- Something that generates a lot of attention, talk, and excitement.
- (slang) Fellatio, especially when the person performing the act vibrates their mouth by humming.
- (informal) A humdinger; something or someone exceptional or outstanding of their type.
- (slang) Something that smells very bad.
- a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
noun
noun
- An angry argument.
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- (sports) match; a game between two sides.
- (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
- (Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- a state of conflict between colors
- a state of conflict between persons
- a minor short-term fight
- a loud resonant repeating noise
verb
- (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- (intransitive, slang, video games) To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- (intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
- (intransitive) To come into violent conflict.
- (intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
- (intransitive) To argue angrily.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- disagree violently
- crash together with violent impact
noun
- an angry dispute
- an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- (rare, uncountable) A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
- (countable, architecture) A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.
- (countable) Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.
- (countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.
- (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
- (countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
verb
noun
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
noun
- A fight, tussle, skirmish.
- A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- (usually in the plural) Leftover food.
- (UK, in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- (uncountable) Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
- The smallest amount.
- (ethnic slur, offensive) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.
- (uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- worthless material that is to be disposed of
verb
- (intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
- to fight
- (transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.
- (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.
- (transitive) To make into scrap.
- (transitive, of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
- make into scrap or refuse
- dispose of (something useless or old)
- have a disagreement over something
noun
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
verb
noun
- A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
- (dance, music, historical) Alternative form of branle (“dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance”).
- a noisy fight in a crowd
- an uproarious party
verb
noun
verb
noun
noun
- A squabble.
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- a vicious angry growl
- an angry vicious expression
- something jumbled or confused
verb
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
- make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
- make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
verb
- engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- clap one's hands together
- become permanently attached
- come down like raindrops
- strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- spawn
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- (transitive and intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
- (intransitive, originally US) To quarrel or argue pettily briefly.
- simple past and past participle of spit
- (US, dialect) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
- (ambitransitive) To spawn, used of shellfish as above.
noun
- A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
- a young oyster or other bivalve
- a quarrel about petty points
- a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
- (automotive, UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- A light blow with something flat.
- The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
- (aviation) A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
- (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
noun
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
adj
verb
noun
- An awkward situation or quarrel.
- That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
- The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- (sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
- An objection.
- An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
- the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
- an effort that is inconvenient
noun
verb
- (also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- (figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- (by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
- (Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- (generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- herd and care for
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
noun
- A noisy argument.
- an angry dispute
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of cornrow.
- An act or instance of rowing.
- A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
- (weightlifting) Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.
- A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.
- A continual loud noise.
- the act of rowing as a sport
- a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
- an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
- a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
- (construction) a layer of masonry
verb
noun
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- fly around
- cause to spin
noun
adj
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (colloquial) An argument or fight.
- The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
- Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower.
- A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
- (slang, especially military) A rucksack; a large backpack.
- A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.
- A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.
- A small heifer.
- A contest in games in which the ball is thrown or bounced in the air and two players from opposing teams attempt to give their team an advantage, typically by tapping the ball to a teammate.
- (rugby union) The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum.
- a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
- an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
verb
noun
- (slang) An argument; an altercation.
- (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- (carpentry, woodworking) The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.
- An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
- (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
- An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
- The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
- An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.
- A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
- (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
- (slang) A large or extravagant meal.
- Synonym of blowout sale.
- (Philippines) a party (such as a birthday party)
- The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
- A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
- (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
- Synonym of taper fade.
- an easy victory
- a gay festivity
- a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
noun
- A tantrum or fuss.
- (informal) A hummingbird.
- (slang) An arrest on false pretexts.
- One who hums.
- Someone who upsets or irritates others; a trouble-maker or controversial figure.
- (slang) A very energetic or lively person; a powerful lively thing.
- A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
- (informal) A Humvee.
- A machine that runs particularly well and smoothly.
- (baseball) A fastball.
- Something that generates a lot of attention, talk, and excitement.
- (slang) Fellatio, especially when the person performing the act vibrates their mouth by humming.
- (informal) A humdinger; something or someone exceptional or outstanding of their type.
- (slang) Something that smells very bad.
- a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
noun
noun
- An angry argument.
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- (sports) match; a game between two sides.
- (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
- (Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- a state of conflict between colors
- a state of conflict between persons
- a minor short-term fight
- a loud resonant repeating noise
verb
- (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- (intransitive, slang, video games) To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- (intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
- (intransitive) To come into violent conflict.
- (intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
- (intransitive) To argue angrily.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- disagree violently
- crash together with violent impact
noun
- an angry dispute
- an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- (rare, uncountable) A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
- (countable, architecture) A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.
- (countable) Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.
- (countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.
- (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
- (countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- A fight, tussle, skirmish.
- A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- (usually in the plural) Leftover food.
- (UK, in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- (uncountable) Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
- The smallest amount.
- (ethnic slur, offensive) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.
- (uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- worthless material that is to be disposed of
verb
- (intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
- to fight
- (transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.
- (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.
- (transitive) To make into scrap.
- (transitive, of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
- make into scrap or refuse
- dispose of (something useless or old)
- have a disagreement over something
noun
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
verb
noun
- A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
- (dance, music, historical) Alternative form of branle (“dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance”).
- a noisy fight in a crowd
- an uproarious party
verb
verb
- engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- clap one's hands together
- become permanently attached
- come down like raindrops
- strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- spawn
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- (transitive and intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
- (intransitive, originally US) To quarrel or argue pettily briefly.
- simple past and past participle of spit
- (US, dialect) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
- (ambitransitive) To spawn, used of shellfish as above.
noun
- A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
- a young oyster or other bivalve
- a quarrel about petty points
- a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
- (automotive, UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- A light blow with something flat.
- The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
- (aviation) A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
- (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
verb
verb
noun
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
noun
verb
- (also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- (figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- (by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
- (Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- (generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- herd and care for
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively