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noun
- a small drink of liquor
- A small amount of food or drink, (particularly) a small amount of liquor.
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a tart spicy quality
- the property of being moderately cold
- (nautical) A short turn in a rope.
- (Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario) A hamburger.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- (mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
verb
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- give a small sharp bite to
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- To taunt.
- (slang, vulgar) To have erect nipples.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- (informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To squeeze or pinch.
- To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
noun
- a small drink of liquor
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the act of firing a projectile
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
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verb
noun
- a short mixed drink
- A mixed alcoholic beverage.
- an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
- A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
- A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
- (by extension) A mixture of other substances or things.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A beverage.
- a single serving of a beverage
- A standard drink.
- A (served) alcoholic beverage.
- Alcoholic beverages in general.
- A type of beverage (usually mixed).
- (informal) Amount.
- (uncountable) Drinks in general; something to drink.
- The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
- (Australia, figurative) A downpour; a cloudburst; a rainstorm; a deluge; a lot of rain.
- (colloquial, with the) Any body of water.
- any liquid suitable for drinking
- any large deep body of water
- the act of swallowing
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
verb
- (transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.
- (ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
- Used in phrasal verbs: drink down, drink in, drink off, drink out, drink to, drink up.
- (transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- consume alcohol
- be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
- propose a toast to
- drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
- take in liquids
noun
- A quick drink of liquor.
- (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
- (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
- A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
- A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
- (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
- (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
- A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
- (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
- (geography, geology) A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.
- (music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
- A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
- Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
- (clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- a vigorous blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
verb
- (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.
- (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
- (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- (transitive) To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
- (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something, especially forcefully; to bash.
- (transitive) To hit with a belt.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
- (intransitive) To move, run, drive, etc., very fast.
- (transitive) To encircle; to surround.
- deliver a blow to
- sing loudly and forcefully
- fasten with a belt
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adj
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
adv
noun
- A serving of the above beverage.
- A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
- (countable, military slang, ethnic slur) A Russian.
- (US standards of identity) Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
- (uncountable, military slang) Russian language.
- unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
noun
- (countable) A cup of this drink.
- (uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
- (countable) An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
- (countable, uncommon) The container used to prepare this drink, traditionally a small calabash.
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noun
verb
noun
- A well drink.
- (figurative) A source of supply.
- (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
- (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
- A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
- A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
- (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
- (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
- (graphical user interface) The region of an interface that contains tabs.
- (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
- (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
- A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
- (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
- (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
- The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
- (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
- an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source
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adv
- (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
- (degree) To a significant degree.
- (degree, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
- (manner) Completely, fully.
- indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- in financial comfort
- favorably; with approval
- with skill or in a pleasing manner
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
- in a manner affording benefit or advantage
- with prudence or propriety
- with great or especially intimate knowledge
- without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
- to a great extent or degree
intj
- Used as a question to demand an answer from someone.
- Used as a hedge.
- An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).
- Used as a discourse marker.
- An exclamation of indignance.
- Expressing reluctance to say something.
- (Ireland) Used as a greeting, short for "Are you well?"
verb
noun
- a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
- a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- (shipbuilding) The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.
- That with which something is laced.
- (mining) Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
- The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
- A beating as punishment; a hiding.
- (bookbinding) The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
verb
verb
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
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noun
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
noun
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
verb
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
noun
- (countable) A serving of this beverage.
- The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
- A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
- (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
- The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
- A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
- a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
- a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
- any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
- a medium brown to dark-brown color
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verb
noun
- (countable) A serving of this beverage.
- (uncountable) A powder usually made from cocoa, sugar, and other ingredients, used to prepare this beverage.
- (uncountable) A warm beverage usually made of cocoa and water or milk, often drunk during cold weather.
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
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verb
noun
- An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass.
- The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.
- (poker) A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)
- A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser.
- Clipping of lowball glass.
adj
verb
- (transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.
- (transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.
- (transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.
- make a deliberately low estimate
noun
- A small amount of liquid.
- An impact or impression.
- (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
- (computing, informal) A splash screen.
- (MLE, slang) A knife.
- (comics) A splash page.
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
- A small amount (of color).
- (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- the sound like water splashing
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- a patch of bright color
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
verb
- (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.
- (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
- (intransitive) To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To spend (money).
- (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship.
- (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- (figurative) To roughly fill with color.
- (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- (intransitive) (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- dash a liquid upon or against
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- make a splashing sound
- walk through mud or mire
- strike and dash about in a liquid
noun
verb
noun
- a drink that refreshes
- a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
- a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
- Something that refreshes.
- (law) A fee paid to counsel to continue with a case, especially one that was adjourned.
- A review to refresh or renew knowledge.
- (finance) An equity grant given by a company to an existing employee, as opposed to an initial grant given to new employees.
noun
- (countable) A serving of this drink.
- The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- (countable) A light to medium brown colour.
- (uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
- An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
- (now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of coco.
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
- powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
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adj
- (Northern England, Scotland) wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
- (Northern England, Scotland) mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated
- (Northern England, Scotland) unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated
- (Northern England, Scotland) poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy
- (Northern England, Scotland) empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy
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verb
noun
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- Population.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
adj
adv
verb
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
intj
noun
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
- (uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
- (uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
- (chiefly US, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
- (uncountable) Sodium carbonate.
- (card games) The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.
- (chiefly US, Philippines, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
- (uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
noun
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
- a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
- (music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
- (phonetics) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
- (music) The triad built on the tonic note.
- Tonic water.
- A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
- (figuratively) Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
adj
- relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
- (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
- imparting vitality and energy
- of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
- employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.
- (physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles.
- (music) Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
- (medicine, neuroscience) In a state of continuous unremitting action.
- Restorative; curative; or invigorating.
- Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
noun
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
- any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
- (nautical) A jiggermast.
- (slang, UK) Ellipsis of jigger gun (“lock pick”).
- (nautical) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
- (US) A placeholder name for any small mechanical device.
- (pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
- (rail transport, New Zealand) A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks.
- (US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
- (New Zealand) A short board or plank inserted into a tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches.
- A sandflea, Tunga penetrans, of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
- (US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
- A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
- (Australia, surveying, slang) A total station or its predecessor, a theodolite.
- The bridge or rest for the cue in billiards.
- (mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
- (fishing) A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes.
- (nautical, New England) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
- A larva of any of several mites in the family Trombiculidae; chigger, harvest mite.
- (slang, euphemistic) A vagina.
- (mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
- (horse racing) An illicit electric shock device used to urge on a horse during a race.
- (textiles) A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
- (US, slang) A drink of whiskey.
- A warehouse crane.
- (slang) An illegal distillery.
verb
noun
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- a range horse of the western United States
- any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- an informal term for a racehorse
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- (endearing) A horse of any size.
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
adj
verb
noun
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
adj
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
adv
verb
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
noun
- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- (baseball) A three-base hit.
- (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- (cricket) Three runs.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal.
- (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine.
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
adj
verb
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (endearing) One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.
- (chiefly Australia, British, Canada) A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.
- Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
- annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
adj
noun
- (countable, UK) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
- (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- the act of diluting something
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- a piece cut off from the main part of something
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
verb
noun
- (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
- (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
- Ellipsis of clothes peg.
- A protrusion used to hang things on.
- (journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
- A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- (psychology) An easily recalled image that a person mentally visualizes with something else, in order to remember that other thing. See mnemonic peg system.
- A step; a degree.
- A place formally allotted for fishing
- (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
- (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
- (slang) The penetration during anal sex using a strap-on dildo.
- (India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.
- (cricket, slang) A stump.
- One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
verb
- (transitive, slang) To indicate or ascribe an attribute to.
- (slang, transitive) To engage in anal sex by penetrating with a strap-on dildo.
- (transitive) To fix a value or price.
- (transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
- (intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
- (transitive, slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
- (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
- (transitive, slang) To throw.
- (transitive) To affix or pin.
- (transitive) To fasten using a peg.
- (transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
- succeed in obtaining a position
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
noun
- A large drinking cup.
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- A measure for timber.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
- Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
- a hill with a cairn or tumulus at its summit
- A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
- (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
- (India) Grade level in primary education.
- The sheth of a plough.
- Ellipsis of standard poodle.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
- (sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
- (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- (in place names, chiefly Northern England, Scotland) a cairn or tumulus
- A musical work of established popularity.
- (historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.
- the value behind the money in a monetary system
- a board measure = 1980 board feet
- the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
- an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- any distinctive flag
adj
- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- As normally supplied (not optional).
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- (linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.
- (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
- (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
- commonly used or supplied
- established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
- conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
- regularly and widely used or sold
- conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
intj
noun
- A large gulp of drink.
- A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
- (music, chiefly metal) A palm muted note on a distorted electric guitar.
- A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
- A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.
- the dull explosive noise made by an engine
verb
- (intransitive, video games) To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations.
- (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
- (intransitive) To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
- (intransitive, by extension) To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.
- (transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
- make a dull, explosive sound
noun
verb
noun
- a small drink of liquor
- A small amount of food or drink, (particularly) a small amount of liquor.
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a tart spicy quality
- the property of being moderately cold
- (nautical) A short turn in a rope.
- (Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario) A hamburger.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- (mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
verb
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- give a small sharp bite to
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- To taunt.
- (slang, vulgar) To have erect nipples.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- (informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To squeeze or pinch.
- To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
noun
- a small drink of liquor
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the act of firing a projectile
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
adj
intj
verb
noun
- a short mixed drink
- A mixed alcoholic beverage.
- an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
- A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
- A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
- (by extension) A mixture of other substances or things.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A beverage.
- a single serving of a beverage
- A standard drink.
- A (served) alcoholic beverage.
- Alcoholic beverages in general.
- A type of beverage (usually mixed).
- (informal) Amount.
- (uncountable) Drinks in general; something to drink.
- The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
- (Australia, figurative) A downpour; a cloudburst; a rainstorm; a deluge; a lot of rain.
- (colloquial, with the) Any body of water.
- any liquid suitable for drinking
- any large deep body of water
- the act of swallowing
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
verb
- (transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.
- (ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
- Used in phrasal verbs: drink down, drink in, drink off, drink out, drink to, drink up.
- (transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- consume alcohol
- be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
- propose a toast to
- drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
- take in liquids
noun
- A quick drink of liquor.
- (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
- (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
- A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
- A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
- (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
- (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
- A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
- (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
- (geography, geology) A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.
- (music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
- A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
- Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
- (clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- a vigorous blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
verb
- (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.
- (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
- (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- (transitive) To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
- (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something, especially forcefully; to bash.
- (transitive) To hit with a belt.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
- (intransitive) To move, run, drive, etc., very fast.
- (transitive) To encircle; to surround.
- deliver a blow to
- sing loudly and forcefully
- fasten with a belt
noun
adj
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
adv
noun
- A serving of the above beverage.
- A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
- (countable, military slang, ethnic slur) A Russian.
- (US standards of identity) Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
- (uncountable, military slang) Russian language.
- unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
noun
- (countable) A cup of this drink.
- (uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
- (countable) An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
- (countable, uncommon) The container used to prepare this drink, traditionally a small calabash.
noun
- A well drink.
- (figurative) A source of supply.
- (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
- (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
- A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
- A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
- (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
- (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
- (graphical user interface) The region of an interface that contains tabs.
- (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
- (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
- A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
- (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
- (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
- The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
- (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
- an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source
adj
adv
- (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
- (degree) To a significant degree.
- (degree, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
- (manner) Completely, fully.
- indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- in financial comfort
- favorably; with approval
- with skill or in a pleasing manner
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
- in a manner affording benefit or advantage
- with prudence or propriety
- with great or especially intimate knowledge
- without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
- to a great extent or degree
intj
- Used as a question to demand an answer from someone.
- Used as a hedge.
- An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).
- Used as a discourse marker.
- An exclamation of indignance.
- Expressing reluctance to say something.
- (Ireland) Used as a greeting, short for "Are you well?"
verb
noun
- a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
- a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- (shipbuilding) The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.
- That with which something is laced.
- (mining) Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
- The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
- A beating as punishment; a hiding.
- (bookbinding) The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
verb
noun
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
verb
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
noun
- (countable) A serving of this beverage.
- The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
- A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
- (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
- The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
- A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
- a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
- a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
- any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
- a medium brown to dark-brown color
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) A serving of this beverage.
- (uncountable) A powder usually made from cocoa, sugar, and other ingredients, used to prepare this beverage.
- (uncountable) A warm beverage usually made of cocoa and water or milk, often drunk during cold weather.
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
verb
noun
noun
adj
intj
verb
noun
- An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass.
- The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.
- (poker) A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)
- A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser.
- Clipping of lowball glass.
adj
verb
- (transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.
- (transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.
- (transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.
- make a deliberately low estimate
noun
- A small amount of liquid.
- An impact or impression.
- (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
- (computing, informal) A splash screen.
- (MLE, slang) A knife.
- (comics) A splash page.
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
- A small amount (of color).
- (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- the sound like water splashing
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- a patch of bright color
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
verb
- (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.
- (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
- (intransitive) To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- (transitive) To spend (money).
- (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship.
- (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- (figurative) To roughly fill with color.
- (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- (intransitive) (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- dash a liquid upon or against
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- make a splashing sound
- walk through mud or mire
- strike and dash about in a liquid
noun
verb
noun
- a drink that refreshes
- a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
- a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
- Something that refreshes.
- (law) A fee paid to counsel to continue with a case, especially one that was adjourned.
- A review to refresh or renew knowledge.
- (finance) An equity grant given by a company to an existing employee, as opposed to an initial grant given to new employees.
noun
- (countable) A serving of this drink.
- The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- (countable) A light to medium brown colour.
- (uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
- An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
- (now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of coco.
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
- powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
adj
noun
adj
- (Northern England, Scotland) wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
- (Northern England, Scotland) mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated
- (Northern England, Scotland) unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated
- (Northern England, Scotland) poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy
- (Northern England, Scotland) empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy
noun
adj
verb
noun
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- Population.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
adj
adv
verb
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
intj
noun
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
- (uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
- (uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
- (chiefly US, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
- (uncountable) Sodium carbonate.
- (card games) The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.
- (chiefly US, Philippines, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
- (uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
noun
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
- a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
- (music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
- (phonetics) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
- (music) The triad built on the tonic note.
- Tonic water.
- A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
- (figuratively) Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
adj
- relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
- (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
- imparting vitality and energy
- of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
- employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.
- (physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles.
- (music) Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
- (medicine, neuroscience) In a state of continuous unremitting action.
- Restorative; curative; or invigorating.
- Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
noun
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
- any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
- (nautical) A jiggermast.
- (slang, UK) Ellipsis of jigger gun (“lock pick”).
- (nautical) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
- (US) A placeholder name for any small mechanical device.
- (pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
- (rail transport, New Zealand) A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks.
- (US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
- (New Zealand) A short board or plank inserted into a tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches.
- A sandflea, Tunga penetrans, of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
- (US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
- A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
- (Australia, surveying, slang) A total station or its predecessor, a theodolite.
- The bridge or rest for the cue in billiards.
- (mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
- (fishing) A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes.
- (nautical, New England) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
- A larva of any of several mites in the family Trombiculidae; chigger, harvest mite.
- (slang, euphemistic) A vagina.
- (mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
- (horse racing) An illicit electric shock device used to urge on a horse during a race.
- (textiles) A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
- (US, slang) A drink of whiskey.
- A warehouse crane.
- (slang) An illegal distillery.
verb
noun
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- a range horse of the western United States
- any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- an informal term for a racehorse
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- (endearing) A horse of any size.
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
adj
verb
noun
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
adj
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
adv
verb
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
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- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- (baseball) A three-base hit.
- (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- (cricket) Three runs.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal.
- (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine.
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
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- (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
- (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
- Ellipsis of clothes peg.
- A protrusion used to hang things on.
- (journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
- A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- (psychology) An easily recalled image that a person mentally visualizes with something else, in order to remember that other thing. See mnemonic peg system.
- A step; a degree.
- A place formally allotted for fishing
- (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
- (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
- (slang) The penetration during anal sex using a strap-on dildo.
- (India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.
- (cricket, slang) A stump.
- One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
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- (transitive, slang) To indicate or ascribe an attribute to.
- (slang, transitive) To engage in anal sex by penetrating with a strap-on dildo.
- (transitive) To fix a value or price.
- (transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
- (intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
- (transitive, slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
- (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
- (transitive, slang) To throw.
- (transitive) To affix or pin.
- (transitive) To fasten using a peg.
- (transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
- succeed in obtaining a position
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
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- A large drinking cup.
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- A measure for timber.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
- Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
- a hill with a cairn or tumulus at its summit
- A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
- (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
- (India) Grade level in primary education.
- The sheth of a plough.
- Ellipsis of standard poodle.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
- (sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
- (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- (in place names, chiefly Northern England, Scotland) a cairn or tumulus
- A musical work of established popularity.
- (historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.
- the value behind the money in a monetary system
- a board measure = 1980 board feet
- the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
- an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- any distinctive flag
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- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- As normally supplied (not optional).
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- (linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.
- (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
- (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
- commonly used or supplied
- established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
- conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
- regularly and widely used or sold
- conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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- A large gulp of drink.
- A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
- (music, chiefly metal) A palm muted note on a distorted electric guitar.
- A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
- A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.
- the dull explosive noise made by an engine
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- (intransitive, video games) To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations.
- (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
- (intransitive) To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
- (intransitive, by extension) To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.
- (transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
- make a dull, explosive sound
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- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
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- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
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- (endearing) One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.
- (chiefly Australia, British, Canada) A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.
- Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
- annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
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- (countable, UK) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
- (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- the act of diluting something
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- a piece cut off from the main part of something
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
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- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring