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adj
- having no hue
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
adj
- having no hue
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
noun
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
adj
adj
- ghastly pale
- shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
- glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
- horrible in fierceness or savagery
- Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- Melodramatic.
- (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red.
- Being of a light yellow hue.
adj
- lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
- of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories
- not having or not capable of producing colors
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
- Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps).
- (figurative, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
noun
noun
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
- a pale or subdued color
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
- a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
- a quiet or hushed tone of voice
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
verb
noun
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A slight coloring.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
contraction
verb
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
noun
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
noun
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- An achromatic colour between black and white.
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
- clothing that is a grey color
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
- An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
- A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
- (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
- (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
- A gray wolf
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass.
adj
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- Relating to older people.
- Old.
- Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Gray-haired.
verb
- make grey
- turn grey
- (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
- (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
- (ergative) To turn gray.
noun
adj
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- (South Africa, slang) Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
- Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
verb
adj
- (most regions, of light skin) Of a sickly pale colour.
- Foul; murky; sickly.
- (Ireland) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
- (of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
- (of objects or dim light) Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
- unhealthy looking
noun
verb
adj
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- (now less common and often offensive) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- glowing white with heat
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- benevolent; without malicious intent
- restricted to whites only
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- marked by the presence of snow
- (of hair) having lost its color
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
- of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- anemic looking from illness or emotion
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
noun
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
- A white pigment.
- A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- A white bean.
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
verb
adj
- Transparent in colour.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- accurately stated or described
adv
noun
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- remove debris from
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
adj
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Alternative spelling of pastie (“a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers”).
- A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
- small meat pie or turnover
- (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
adj
- (color) giving no sensation of warmth
- marked by errorless familiarity
- so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
- extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
- feeling or showing no enthusiasm
- sexually unresponsive
- of a seeker; far from the object sought
- having lost freshness through passage of time
- without compunction or human feeling
- having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
- unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
- lacking the warmth of life
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
- (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat.
- Completely unprepared; without introduction.
- (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
- Without electrical power being supplied.
- Chilled, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
- (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered; done for.
- (slang) Cool, impressive.
- Dispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial.
- (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
- Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
- (informal) Not radioactive.
- (firearms) Not loaded with a round of live ammunition.
- Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.
noun
- the sensation produced by low temperatures
- the absence of heat
- a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
- (countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- (uncountable, slang) Rheum; sleepy dust.
- (uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
- (with 'the', figurative) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
adv
adj
- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- not reflecting light; not glossy
- having lost effervescence
- horizontally level
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- not modified or restricted by reservations
- commercially inactive
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
- (not comparable, commerce) Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- (of colours) Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring homomorphism) Such that its target, regarded as a module over its source, is flat (as above).
- (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
- (algebraic geometry, scheme theory, of a morphism of schemes) Such that the induced map on every stalk is flat (as a map of rings).
- (authorship, figuratively, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- (homological algebra, of a module) Such that the tensor product preserves exact sequences. See Flat module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (of measurements of time) Exact.
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of coffee) Having little froth and little milk.
- (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
noun
- a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- a level tract of land
- a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- (American football) The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
- (rail transport) A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
- (publishing) A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
- (technical, theatre, stagecraft) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
- (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- (horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- (postal) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
- (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- (optics) A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- Ellipsis of flat ride (“spinning amusement ride”).
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
- The most prominent flat part of something.
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- (Australia, horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- (gambling, slang) A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- (in the phrase 'the flat') Level ground in general.
- (historical) An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- (US) Ellipsis of flat water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
- (chiefly British, New England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, archaic elsewhere) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent
- (Canadian Prairies, British Columbia) A 24-case of beer.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- (rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
adv
- with flat sails
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- Directly; flatly.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Completely.
- (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
- (of a sentence) Without parole.
verb
- (transitive) To dash or throw
- (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
- (intransitive) To dash, rush
- (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
adj
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- lacking patterns especially in color
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
adv
noun
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
verb
adj
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- free from discordant qualities
- concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
- in a state of sexual virginity
- free of extraneous elements of any kind
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (programming) Having no side effects.
- Mere; that and that only.
- (Bermuda, slang) A lot of.
- (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
adv
noun
verb
adj
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled
- being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- (chemistry) Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.
- (mathematics, especially topology, with respect to a function f) Saturated with respect to the equivalence relation x≡y⟺f(x)=f(y) (the kernel, noun sense 10, of f).
- (mathematics, set theory, of a set S, with respect to an equivalence relation ≡) Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.
- (not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
- (comparable) Soaked or drenched with moisture.
- Having a high level of saturation (in various senses).
- (not comparable, chemistry, of a solution) Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
- (computing) Conforming to saturation arithmetic.
verb
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
- (medicine) Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.
- (linguistics) The quality of a particular vowel sound.
- (professional wrestling slang) To bleed, either through injury or blading. Usally prefaced with "get".
- (in the plural) The flag of a nation or team.
- A flushed appearance of blood in the face; redness of complexion.
- A front or facade; an ostensible truth actually false; pretext.
- (uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
- A paint.
- (music) Timbre, often in relation to orchestration.
- (figuratively) Richness of expression; detail or flavour that is likely to generate interest or enjoyment.
- (finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- (countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
- (in the plural) Gang insignia.
- (uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
- (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons; color charge.
- (in the plural) A standard or banner.
- These hues as used in color television or films, color photographs, etc (as opposed to the shades of grey used in black-and-white television).
- An appearance of right or authority; color of law.
- (military, in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.
- (mining) Gold, particles of gold found when prospecting.
- (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. (See type color on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
- (snooker) Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
- (heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert.
- (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- interest and variety and intensity
- any material used for its color
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
- the timbre of a musical sound
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- (mathematics, graph theory) To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.
- (transitive) To give something color.
- (transitive) To cause (a pipe, especially a meerschaum) to take on a brown or black color, by smoking.
- (of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- (informal) To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).
- To affect without completely changing.
- (linguistics, usually of a phoneme) To affect the quality of a speech sound, especially a vowel.
- decorate with colors
- change color, often in an undesired manner
- add color to
- affect as in thought or feeling
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- modify or bias
noun
- changing to a darker color
- The act of defaming or sullying.
- Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion.
- (countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
- (uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
verb
adj
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
noun
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
verb
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
noun
- any of various pale or light colors
- Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
- Woad.
- A crayon made from such a paste.
- A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
- A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.
- A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
- (art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
adj
adj
noun
- a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
- The color of this fabric.
- A small amount, especially of money.
- (chiefly transgender slang) An instance of a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth instead of that corresponding to their internal gender identity (most commonly a trans woman dressed as a man).
- Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
- A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
- A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- (by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
adj
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- completely lacking in playfulness
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- Subdued; solemn; grave.
- Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
- Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
- (Scotland) Poor; feeble.
- (figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- Not drunk; not intoxicated.
- (of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.
verb
- become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
- become more realistic
- cause to become sober
- (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
- (often with up) To make or become sober.
- To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
noun
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
- a pale or subdued color
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
- a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
- a quiet or hushed tone of voice
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
verb
noun
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A slight coloring.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
contraction
noun
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- An achromatic colour between black and white.
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
- clothing that is a grey color
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
- An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
- A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
- (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
- (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
- A gray wolf
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass.
adj
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- Relating to older people.
- Old.
- Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Gray-haired.
verb
- make grey
- turn grey
- (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
- (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
- (ergative) To turn gray.
noun
adj
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- (South Africa, slang) Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
- Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
verb
adj
- having no hue
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
noun
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
noun
- (uncountable) Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
- (medicine) Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.
- (linguistics) The quality of a particular vowel sound.
- (professional wrestling slang) To bleed, either through injury or blading. Usally prefaced with "get".
- (in the plural) The flag of a nation or team.
- A flushed appearance of blood in the face; redness of complexion.
- A front or facade; an ostensible truth actually false; pretext.
- (uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
- A paint.
- (music) Timbre, often in relation to orchestration.
- (figuratively) Richness of expression; detail or flavour that is likely to generate interest or enjoyment.
- (finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- (countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
- (in the plural) Gang insignia.
- (uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
- (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons; color charge.
- (in the plural) A standard or banner.
- These hues as used in color television or films, color photographs, etc (as opposed to the shades of grey used in black-and-white television).
- An appearance of right or authority; color of law.
- (military, in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.
- (mining) Gold, particles of gold found when prospecting.
- (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. (See type color on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
- (snooker) Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
- (heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert.
- (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- interest and variety and intensity
- any material used for its color
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
- the timbre of a musical sound
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- (mathematics, graph theory) To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.
- (transitive) To give something color.
- (transitive) To cause (a pipe, especially a meerschaum) to take on a brown or black color, by smoking.
- (of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- (informal) To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).
- To affect without completely changing.
- (linguistics, usually of a phoneme) To affect the quality of a speech sound, especially a vowel.
- decorate with colors
- change color, often in an undesired manner
- add color to
- affect as in thought or feeling
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- modify or bias
noun
- changing to a darker color
- The act of defaming or sullying.
- Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion.
- (countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
- (uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
verb
noun
- any of various pale or light colors
- Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
- Woad.
- A crayon made from such a paste.
- A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
- A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.
- A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
- (art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
adj
noun
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A slight coloring.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
contraction
verb
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
noun
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
adj
- having no hue
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
adj
- having no hue
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
noun
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
adj
adj
- ghastly pale
- shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
- glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
- horrible in fierceness or savagery
- Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- Melodramatic.
- (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red.
- Being of a light yellow hue.
adj
- lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
- of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories
- not having or not capable of producing colors
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
- Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps).
- (figurative, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
noun
adj
- (most regions, of light skin) Of a sickly pale colour.
- Foul; murky; sickly.
- (Ireland) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
- (of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
- (of objects or dim light) Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
- unhealthy looking
noun
verb
adj
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- (now less common and often offensive) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- glowing white with heat
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- benevolent; without malicious intent
- restricted to whites only
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- marked by the presence of snow
- (of hair) having lost its color
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
- of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- anemic looking from illness or emotion
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
noun
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
- A white pigment.
- A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- A white bean.
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
verb
adj
- Transparent in colour.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- accurately stated or described
adv
noun
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- remove debris from
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
adj
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Alternative spelling of pastie (“a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers”).
- A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
- small meat pie or turnover
- (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
adj
- (color) giving no sensation of warmth
- marked by errorless familiarity
- so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
- extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
- feeling or showing no enthusiasm
- sexually unresponsive
- of a seeker; far from the object sought
- having lost freshness through passage of time
- without compunction or human feeling
- having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
- unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
- lacking the warmth of life
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
- (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat.
- Completely unprepared; without introduction.
- (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
- Without electrical power being supplied.
- Chilled, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
- (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered; done for.
- (slang) Cool, impressive.
- Dispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial.
- (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
- Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
- (informal) Not radioactive.
- (firearms) Not loaded with a round of live ammunition.
- Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.
noun
- the sensation produced by low temperatures
- the absence of heat
- a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
- (countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- (uncountable, slang) Rheum; sleepy dust.
- (uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
- (with 'the', figurative) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
adv
adj
- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- not reflecting light; not glossy
- having lost effervescence
- horizontally level
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- not modified or restricted by reservations
- commercially inactive
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
- (not comparable, commerce) Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- (of colours) Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring homomorphism) Such that its target, regarded as a module over its source, is flat (as above).
- (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
- (algebraic geometry, scheme theory, of a morphism of schemes) Such that the induced map on every stalk is flat (as a map of rings).
- (authorship, figuratively, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- (homological algebra, of a module) Such that the tensor product preserves exact sequences. See Flat module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (of measurements of time) Exact.
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of coffee) Having little froth and little milk.
- (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
noun
- a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- a level tract of land
- a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- (American football) The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
- (rail transport) A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
- (publishing) A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
- (technical, theatre, stagecraft) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
- (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- (horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- (postal) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
- (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- (optics) A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- Ellipsis of flat ride (“spinning amusement ride”).
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
- The most prominent flat part of something.
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- (Australia, horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- (gambling, slang) A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- (in the phrase 'the flat') Level ground in general.
- (historical) An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- (US) Ellipsis of flat water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
- (chiefly British, New England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, archaic elsewhere) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent
- (Canadian Prairies, British Columbia) A 24-case of beer.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- (rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
adv
- with flat sails
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- Directly; flatly.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Completely.
- (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
- (of a sentence) Without parole.
verb
- (transitive) To dash or throw
- (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
- (intransitive) To dash, rush
- (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
adj
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- lacking patterns especially in color
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
adv
noun
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
verb
adj
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- free from discordant qualities
- concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
- in a state of sexual virginity
- free of extraneous elements of any kind
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (programming) Having no side effects.
- Mere; that and that only.
- (Bermuda, slang) A lot of.
- (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
adv
noun
verb
adj
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled
- being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- (chemistry) Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.
- (mathematics, especially topology, with respect to a function f) Saturated with respect to the equivalence relation x≡y⟺f(x)=f(y) (the kernel, noun sense 10, of f).
- (mathematics, set theory, of a set S, with respect to an equivalence relation ≡) Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.
- (not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
- (comparable) Soaked or drenched with moisture.
- Having a high level of saturation (in various senses).
- (not comparable, chemistry, of a solution) Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
- (computing) Conforming to saturation arithmetic.
verb
adj
adj
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
noun
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
verb
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
adj
noun
- a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
- The color of this fabric.
- A small amount, especially of money.
- (chiefly transgender slang) An instance of a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth instead of that corresponding to their internal gender identity (most commonly a trans woman dressed as a man).
- Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
- A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
- A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- (by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
adj
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- completely lacking in playfulness
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- Subdued; solemn; grave.
- Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
- Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
- (Scotland) Poor; feeble.
- (figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- Not drunk; not intoxicated.
- (of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.
verb
- become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
- become more realistic
- cause to become sober
- (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
- (often with up) To make or become sober.
- To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.