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verb
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- transfer property or ownership
- make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
- To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
- To cause one to feel unable to relate.
- To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
verb
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- remove from customary environment or associations
- (transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- (informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
- an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
- a sudden outburst of anger
- A thing or person that annoys.
- The state of being irritated.
- A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
- The act of irritating or annoying.
- (physiology) A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- needed encouragement
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
adj
- indicating hostility or enmity
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
noun
adv
adj
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
verb
adv
noun
noun
- the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
- separation resulting from hostility
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
- the feeling of being alienated from other people
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- The state of being alienated.
- (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
- The act of alienating.
adj
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- someone who offers opposition
- One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
- One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
- (historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
noun
- a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- the feeling of a hostile person
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
- (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
noun
- a natural disposition to be hostile
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- the quality of being bold and enterprising
- (uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
- (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
noun
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- the action of stretching something tight
- (physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- A psychological state of being tense.
- (physics, engineering) Voltage.
- (physics, engineering) A force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
- The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
- A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
verb
noun
- the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
- any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
- (law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.
- The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
noun
- the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
- (theology) The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
- The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
verb
- become hostile towards
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
noun
- deliberately unfriendly behavior
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- the act of initiating hostilities
- a disposition to behave aggressively
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion.
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- The practice or habit of launching attacks.
noun
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
adj
verb
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
adj
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- Hateful or hostile.
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
noun
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
adv
verb
adj
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
- not convertible to cash
- absolutely still
- turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- not thawed
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (banking) Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
- (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
- (figuratively) Immobilized.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- extremely cold
- shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
- covered with or containing or consisting of ice
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
noun
- an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
- A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
adj
noun
- A delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness.
- Synonym of social nicety.
- A small detail or distinction.
- Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness.
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
noun
- Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- (often slang) Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
- Moderate chilliness.
- Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
- fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- calm and unruffled self-assurance
- the property of being moderately cold
noun
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
verb
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To cease to be on friendly terms.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To be shocked by something.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To collapse; to pass out from intoxication.
- (intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.
- (intransitive, slang) To depart.
- (dialect, intransitive) To pass out.
- (intransitive, Of a trapdoor or similar) To give way under someone.
- (literally) To come out of something by falling.
- (military, intransitive, figuratively) To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location.
- (intransitive, slang) To be enthusiastic about something; to laugh very hard.
- (military, intransitive, literally) To leave one's place in the current formation of ranks in order to take one's place in a new formation.
- come as a logical consequence; follow logically
- have a breach in relations
- drop out
- leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation
- come to pass
noun
adj
noun
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
adj
- diffusing warmth and friendliness
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
- (especially weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.
- Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.
- (uncommon) Marked by genius.
- (uncommon, Roman mythology) Relating to or resembling a genius (Roman tutelary deity).
- (anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian.
noun
- associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
- Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.
- The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
- (chiefly US, derogatory) any type of disallowed, supposedly unethical and unprofessional, social or intimate contact between employees, especially between different gender, class or rank.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- (informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
- an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
- a sudden outburst of anger
- A thing or person that annoys.
- The state of being irritated.
- A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
- The act of irritating or annoying.
- (physiology) A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- needed encouragement
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
noun
- the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
- separation resulting from hostility
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
- the feeling of being alienated from other people
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- The state of being alienated.
- (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
- The act of alienating.
noun
- a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- the feeling of a hostile person
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
- (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
noun
- a natural disposition to be hostile
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- the quality of being bold and enterprising
- (uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
- (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
noun
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- the action of stretching something tight
- (physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- A psychological state of being tense.
- (physics, engineering) Voltage.
- (physics, engineering) A force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
- The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
- A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
verb
noun
- the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
- any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
- (law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.
- The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
noun
- the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
- (theology) The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
- The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
noun
- deliberately unfriendly behavior
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- the act of initiating hostilities
- a disposition to behave aggressively
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion.
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- The practice or habit of launching attacks.
noun
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
adj
verb
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
noun
- an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
- A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
noun
- Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- (often slang) Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
- Moderate chilliness.
- Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
- fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- calm and unruffled self-assurance
- the property of being moderately cold
noun
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
verb
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
noun
- associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
- Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.
- The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
- (chiefly US, derogatory) any type of disallowed, supposedly unethical and unprofessional, social or intimate contact between employees, especially between different gender, class or rank.
verb
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- transfer property or ownership
- make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
- To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
- To cause one to feel unable to relate.
- To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
verb
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- remove from customary environment or associations
- (transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
verb
- become hostile towards
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To cease to be on friendly terms.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To be shocked by something.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To collapse; to pass out from intoxication.
- (intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.
- (intransitive, slang) To depart.
- (dialect, intransitive) To pass out.
- (intransitive, Of a trapdoor or similar) To give way under someone.
- (literally) To come out of something by falling.
- (military, intransitive, figuratively) To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location.
- (intransitive, slang) To be enthusiastic about something; to laugh very hard.
- (military, intransitive, literally) To leave one's place in the current formation of ranks in order to take one's place in a new formation.
- come as a logical consequence; follow logically
- have a breach in relations
- drop out
- leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation
- come to pass
noun
adj
- indicating hostility or enmity
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
noun
adv
adj
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
verb
adv
noun
adj
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- someone who offers opposition
- One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
- One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
- (historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
adj
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- Hateful or hostile.
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
noun
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
adv
verb
adj
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
- not convertible to cash
- absolutely still
- turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- not thawed
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (banking) Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
- (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
- (figuratively) Immobilized.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- extremely cold
- shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
- covered with or containing or consisting of ice
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
adj
noun
- A delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness.
- Synonym of social nicety.
- A small detail or distinction.
- Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness.
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
adj
noun
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
adj
- diffusing warmth and friendliness
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
- (especially weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.
- Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.
- (uncommon) Marked by genius.
- (uncommon, Roman mythology) Relating to or resembling a genius (Roman tutelary deity).
- (anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian.