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noun
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
- the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
- the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
- the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
- (countable, uncountable, rhetoric) Antithesis.
- (countable) Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else.
- (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
- (uncountable) The degree of this difference.
- (countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
- (uncountable, medicine) Contrast medium
verb
noun
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- One twelfth of an inch.
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
verb
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
verb
- (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
- (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
- be specific about
prep
- Indicating differentiation.
- Indicating exclusion.
- Originating at (a year, time, etc.)
- With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.
- Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.
- Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.
- Indicating removal or separation.
- (MLE) Indicates a starting state of the predicament of the subject. Synonym of since being.
- Indicating a starting point in time.
- Used to indicate source or provenance.
- (mathematics, chiefly British, not in formal use) Denoting a subtraction operation.
- Produced with or out of (a substance or material).
- Indicating a starting point on an array or gamut of conceptual variations.
- Indicating a starting point on a range or scale.
verb
noun
- (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
- (informal, derogatory, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
- (derogatory, slang) A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
- (computing) In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
- (agriculture) From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
- (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
- (informal, derogatory, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
- military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
verb
- distinguish
- (transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
- (intransitive) To make distinctions.
- recognize or perceive the difference
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- (intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.
- (intransitive, construed with against, uncommon) To infringe upon (a person's rights) in a prejudicial manner.
- To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits.
adj
adj
- Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
- Characteristic, typical.
- (linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.
- (rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
- (rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
- (Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
- of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- capable of being classified
noun
noun
- The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- (biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
- (biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
- (geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
- (mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
- The process of developing distinct components.
- the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
verb
- (transitive) To set apart; separate.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- (intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
- (transitive, dialectal, Scotland, Northern England, rare) To know; to understand.
- (video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
adj
noun
verb
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
adj
- distinct or separate
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- distinctly separate from the first
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
adv
noun
verb
- (transitive) To separate.
- (intransitive, politics) To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart.
- (transitive) In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics.
- separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
- divide from the main body or mass and collect
- separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
adj
noun
noun
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
- (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.
- A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
- a distinguishing difference between similar things or people
adj
- Serving to separate.
- (rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others.
- (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
- serving to separate or divide into parts
- (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
noun
verb
- (transitive) To disentangle.
- (transitive, figurative) To counteract fate.
- (transitive) To unravel (something spun, knit, or woven).
- To happen; to unfold; to develop.
- To counteract or decipher a complicated web of lies, statements, arguments, traditions, etc.
- (ambitransitive) To untwist (something that is twisted or wound)
- To reveal the truth behind PR (public relations) or slanted reporting.
- (ambiintransitive) To stop (something) from spinning.
- (transitive) To unmake.
verb
adj
det
noun
verb
- (idiomatic, transitive) To enhance by emphasizing differences.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
- (printing, historical) To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
- make up for
- depart for someplace
- provoke or stir up
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- put in motion or move to act
- set in motion or cause to begin
- direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
verb
- (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
- (intransitive) To perceive differences.
- (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
- (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
- detect with the senses
verb
noun
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
- (colloquial) A person, or their mind, that cannot remember things or is unable to keep secrets.
- (medicine, slang, derogatory) An intern who lets too many non-serious cases into the emergency room.
- (category theory) A collection of morphisms in a category whose codomain is a certain fixed object of that category, which collection is closed under precomposition by any morphism in the category.
- A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
verb
- distinguish and separate out
- move as if through a sieve
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- check and sort carefully
- (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
- (transitive) [with through] To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
- (transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To separate; to disengage.
- (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
- (intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
- (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
- (intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
- (transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
- (intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
- (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
- To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
- (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
- consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- consider apart from a particular case or instance
- give an abstract (of)
- make off with belongings of others
adj
- Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
- (object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
- (dance) Lacking a story.
- (art, often capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20ᵗʰ century.
- (music) Absolute.
- Insufficiently factual.
- Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- (grammar) As a noun, denoting a concept or intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
- Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
- Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
- dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
- existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
- not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
noun
- An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- (art) An abstract work of art.
- (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
- (medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
- Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
- An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
- Concentrated essence of a product.
- The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
verb
- be divisible by
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- include or contain; have as a component
- contain or hold; have within
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- (mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.
- (transitive) To hold inside.
noun
adj
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- harsh
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
adv
noun
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
verb
noun
- The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- Misspelling of dissimulation.
- (phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
- (microbiology) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
- breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
- a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
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adv
det
noun
adj
noun
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
- the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
- the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
- the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
- (countable, uncountable, rhetoric) Antithesis.
- (countable) Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else.
- (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
- (uncountable) The degree of this difference.
- (countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
- (uncountable, medicine) Contrast medium
verb
noun
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- One twelfth of an inch.
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
verb
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
noun
- The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- (biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
- (biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
- (geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
- (mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
- The process of developing distinct components.
- the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
noun
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
- (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.
- A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
- a distinguishing difference between similar things or people
noun
noun
- The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- Misspelling of dissimulation.
- (phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
- (microbiology) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
- breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
- a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
verb
- (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
- (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
- be specific about
verb
noun
- (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
- (informal, derogatory, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
- (derogatory, slang) A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
- (computing) In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
- (agriculture) From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
- (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
- (informal, derogatory, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
- military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
verb
- distinguish
- (transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
- (intransitive) To make distinctions.
- recognize or perceive the difference
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- (intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.
- (intransitive, construed with against, uncommon) To infringe upon (a person's rights) in a prejudicial manner.
- To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits.
adj
verb
- (transitive) To set apart; separate.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- (intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
- (transitive, dialectal, Scotland, Northern England, rare) To know; to understand.
- (video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
adj
noun
verb
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
verb
- (transitive) To separate.
- (intransitive, politics) To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart.
- (transitive) In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics.
- separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
- divide from the main body or mass and collect
- separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To disentangle.
- (transitive, figurative) To counteract fate.
- (transitive) To unravel (something spun, knit, or woven).
- To happen; to unfold; to develop.
- To counteract or decipher a complicated web of lies, statements, arguments, traditions, etc.
- (ambitransitive) To untwist (something that is twisted or wound)
- To reveal the truth behind PR (public relations) or slanted reporting.
- (ambiintransitive) To stop (something) from spinning.
- (transitive) To unmake.
verb
adj
det
noun
verb
- (idiomatic, transitive) To enhance by emphasizing differences.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
- (printing, historical) To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
- make up for
- depart for someplace
- provoke or stir up
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- put in motion or move to act
- set in motion or cause to begin
- direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
verb
- (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
- (intransitive) To perceive differences.
- (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
- (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
- detect with the senses
verb
noun
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
- (colloquial) A person, or their mind, that cannot remember things or is unable to keep secrets.
- (medicine, slang, derogatory) An intern who lets too many non-serious cases into the emergency room.
- (category theory) A collection of morphisms in a category whose codomain is a certain fixed object of that category, which collection is closed under precomposition by any morphism in the category.
- A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
verb
- distinguish and separate out
- move as if through a sieve
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- check and sort carefully
- (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
- (transitive) [with through] To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
- (transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To separate; to disengage.
- (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
- (intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
- (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
- (intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
- (transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
- (intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
- (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
- To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
- (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
- consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- consider apart from a particular case or instance
- give an abstract (of)
- make off with belongings of others
adj
- Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
- (object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
- (dance) Lacking a story.
- (art, often capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20ᵗʰ century.
- (music) Absolute.
- Insufficiently factual.
- Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- (grammar) As a noun, denoting a concept or intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
- Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
- Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
- dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
- existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
- not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
noun
- An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- (art) An abstract work of art.
- (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
- (medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
- Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
- An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
- Concentrated essence of a product.
- The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
verb
- be divisible by
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- include or contain; have as a component
- contain or hold; have within
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- (mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.
- (transitive) To hold inside.
adj
- Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
- Characteristic, typical.
- (linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.
- (rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
- (rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
- (Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
- of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- capable of being classified
noun
adj
- distinct or separate
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- distinctly separate from the first
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
adv
noun
adj
- Serving to separate.
- (rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others.
- (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
- serving to separate or divide into parts
- (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
noun
adj
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- harsh
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
adv
noun
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named