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verb
- exist or be situated within
- come back to
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- originate (in)
- think moodily or anxiously about something
- (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
- (intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]
- (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
- (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
noun
- (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
- (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
- (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (chiefly US) Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- from or between other countries
- on or toward an outer edge
- unlikely to occur
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
adv
noun
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- the outer side or surface of something
- the region that is outside of something
prep
verb
noun
- (figurative) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
- (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.
- That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
- (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
- (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
- (Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
- A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- a deep wide chasm
- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
verb
adj
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- (anatomy, relational, often with to) Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- occurring on or near the surface of the skin
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- of little substance or significance
- of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
noun
adj
- (not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- (economics, not comparable) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
- (of land) Barely productive.
- Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- (sociology) Marginalized.
- (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
- (politics, chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
- Written in the margin of a book.
- producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- at or constituting a border or edge
- of questionable or minimal quality
noun
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- a line that indicates a boundary
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
- the boundary of a surface
- a strip forming the outer edge of something
- (British, uncountable) Border morris or border dancing.
- The outer edge of something.
- (computing) A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
verb
- (transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
- provide with a border or edge
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To form a border around; to bound.
- (intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- (transitive) To put a border on something.
- (intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
- the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
- an amount beyond the minimum necessary
- the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
- (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
- (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
- (botany) The shape of the edge of a leaf.
- That which is ancillary; periphery.
- The edge or border of any flat surface.
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
- (finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
- A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
- (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
verb
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- the size of something as given by the distance around it
- a line enclosing a plane areas
- An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
- (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
- A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
- (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
- The outer limits of an area.
adj
noun
adj
- happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- located inward
- inside the country
- occurring within an institution or community
- innermost or essential
- (biology) Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.
- Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
- Of or situated on the inside.
- (medicine) Within the body.
- Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.
- Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
- (British, education, of a student) Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
- (pharmacology) Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.
- Of the inner nature of a thing.
adj
- being or existing in a specified place
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- (grammar) The present tense.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; feces
verb
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- cause to come to know personally
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- offer for others to consider
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give as a present; make a gift of
- bring forward and present to the mind
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- hand over formally
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
- (intransitive) To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- simple past and past participle of presend
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
- relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
- (baseball, of a pitch) Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Nearer to the interior or centre of something.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation.
- At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (of a person) Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.
- being or applying to the inside of a building
- confined to an exclusive group
- away from the outer edge
adv
- (colloquial) In or to prison.
- Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.
- Indoors.
- Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking.
- within a building
- with respect to private feelings
- on the inside
- in reality
noun
- The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- The interior or inner part.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- (slang) The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.
- (colloquial, in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
- the inner or enclosed surface of something
- the region that is inside of something
prep
noun
noun
- (figuratively) An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
- Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
- A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- (figuratively) An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
- (medicine, preceded by "ischaemic", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function.
- (astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
- a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
verb
- exist or occur in a certain point in a series
- proceed or get along
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- to be the product or result
- to measure up to in kind or quality
- be found or available
- extend or reach
- cover a certain distance
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
- happen as a result
- have a certain priority
- come under, be classified or included
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
- be received
- come forth
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course
- add up in number or quantity
- experience orgasm
- be a native of
- To move toward the listener.
- To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
- (intransitive) To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
- (intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- (intransitive, of grain) To germinate.
- To move toward an unstated agent.
- To have been brought up by or employed by.
- (intransitive, of milk) To become butter by being churned.
- (transitive, informal) To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of; to assume the role of.
- (copulative, figuratively) To approach or reach a state of being or accomplishment.
- (intransitive) To happen.
- To move toward the object that is the focus of the sentence.
- (with an infinitive) To begin (to have an opinion or feeling).
- To move toward the speaker.
- (slang) To carry through; to succeed in.
- (figuratively, with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
- (with an infinitive) To do something by chance or unintentionally.
- (intransitive) To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
- To have a certain social background.
- (intransitive) To appear; to manifest itself; to cause a reaction by manifesting.
- To be or have been a resident or native.
- (intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective.
- (in subordinate clauses and gerunds) To move toward the agent or subject of the main clause.
- (intransitive) To arrive.
noun
prep
noun
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
verb
- place at intervals
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
prep
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Contained by; inside.
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Expressing abstract containment.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Into.
- (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
- During (a period of time).
adj
- In fashion; popular.
- (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Having been collected or received.
- (not comparable) Located inside something.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Incoming.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- (cricket) Currently batting.
- Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- currently fashionable
- holding office
- directed or bound inward
adv
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- After the beginning of something.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- to or toward the inside of
noun
noun
- A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
- A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
- (of animals) A diaphragm, or midriff.
- (derogatory, slang) A woman.
- A petticoat.
- (uncountable, UK, colloquial) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- A loose edging to any part of a dress.
- A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
- (uncountable, UK, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.
- a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
- cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
verb
- To be on or form the border of.
- (figurative) To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
- To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
- To cover with a skirt; to surround.
- form the edge of
- pass around or about; move along the border
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
verb
adj
- (zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
- (botany, mycology) Having roughly the same height or width for most of its length, becoming much shallower or narrower before reaching the attachment point.
- (mineralogy) Of a crystal: having edges or corners of the primitive form beveled, crossed by a face.
- (botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.
- having a notched tip
noun
- A rim or margin of something.
- In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
- (sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
- An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
- the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
intj
verb
- To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
- (transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
- (sewing, intransitive) To make a hem.
- (transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.
- fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
- utter ‘hem’ or ‘ahem’
adj
noun
- (by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- (electricity) Ellipsis of electric current.
- A tendency or a course of events.
- The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
- a flow of electricity through a conductor
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
adj
- Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
- Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
- Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
- Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
- Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.
- Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.
- located inward
- confined to an exclusive group
- located or occurring within or closer to a center
- exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence
- innermost or essential
- inside or closer to the inside of the body
noun
- A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
- (UK politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.
- (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
- An inner part.
- (military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
- (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
noun
- the area in which something exists or lives
- the totality of surrounding conditions
- (programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- (computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
- A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- (computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
noun
verb
noun
- the area in which something exists or lives
- the environmental condition
- The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
- plural of surrounding
- (physics) All parts of the universe that are not within the thermodynamic system of interest.
noun
- (figurative) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
- (politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
- (colloquial) A good-humoured, slow-witted fellow, usually an elderly man.
- (computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
- (finance) A reserve of funds set aside for use only when adverse circumstances prevail.
- (rail transport) The barrier placed at the end of the track to absorb the impact of a train that fails to stop.
- (rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
- (chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.
- A machine for polishing shoes and boots.
- (telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
- (mechanics) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
- (UK, nautical, slang) The chief boatswain's mate.
- An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit.
- A machine with rotary brushes, passed over a hard floor to clean it.
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- a power tool used to buff surfaces
- (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
adj
verb
- (video games) To queue up (an input) so that it is performed immediately once it is possible.
- To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
- (transitive or intransitive, computing) To store (data) in memory temporarily while it is awaiting processing.
- (chemistry) To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.
- protect from impact
- add a buffer (a solution)
adj
verb
noun
- The part of space within one's immediate vicinity.
- The state of being closely focused on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts.
- A quality that sets an individual out from others; a quality that makes them noticed and/or admired even if they are not speaking or performing.
- (audio) Synonym of room tone.
- Something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present.
- A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience.
- A company's business activity in a particular market.
- The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
- the state of being present; current existence
- dignified manner or conduct
- an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
- the impression that something is present
- the act of being present
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
verb
noun
- An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
- The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- (law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
- (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
- An object that separates two spaces.
- The place at which a division occurs.
- The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
- coming apart
- the distance between things
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
- sorting one thing from others
- the space where a division or parting occurs
- the social act of separating or parting company
- the state of lacking unity
noun
- a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space
- the act of putting something in a certain place
- a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
- a determination of the place where something is
- An act of locating.
- (Kenya) An administrative region in Kenya, below counties and subcounties, and further divided into sublocations.
- (law) A leasing on rent.
- A particular point or place in physical space.
- (law, US) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc
- (law, Scotland) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire.
- (South Africa) An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; a township.
adj
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- purely outward or superficial
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
noun
noun
- A fringe or border.
- (figuratively) Something precious.
- A light-colored tern.
- A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
- One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
- Ellipsis of pearl tapioca.
- A whitish speck or film on the eye.
- (heraldry) Argent, in blazoning by precious stones.
- (literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
- (figuratively) A valuable little nugget of information; especially, an aphorism or tip that is operationally useful for decision-making.
- (figuratively, euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
- A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
- Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
- (intransitive) To hunt for pearls
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To bead; to form droplets.
- (Minecraft) To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
- (intransitive) To resemble pearl or pearls.
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
- (intransitive, surfing) Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
- (intransitive, botany) Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
- (intransitive, surfing) To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
noun
- In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
- (often in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- Something seen.
- A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
- Mental view; opinion; judgment.
- The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
- (in the singular) The ability to see.
- (often in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
- a range of mental vision
- an instance of visual perception
- a place of interest, especially to visitors
- the range of vision
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- anything that is seen
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
- (transitive) To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.
- (transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
- (transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
noun
- a narrow boundary
- (figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.
- A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
noun
- the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
- The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
- The state of being immanent; inherency.
- (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.
noun
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- a blank area
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- proper or designated social situation
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the passage that is being read
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a particular situation
- where you live at a particular time
- a job in an organization
- a general vicinity
- an abstract mental location
- A state of mind.
- Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
- Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
- Any area of the earth: a region.
- The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.
- A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader
- An area of the body, especially the skin.
- The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
- A location or position in space.
- An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
- The position as a member of a sports team.
- An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- (euphemistic slang) An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
- A role or purpose; a station.
- The position of a contestant in a competition.
- (horse racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
verb
- make an investment
- assign a location to
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- assign to a station
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- identify the location or place of
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- assign a rank or rating to
- locate
- sing a note with the correct pitch
- to arrange for
- assign to (a job or a home)
- estimate
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- (transitive, in collocations) To make.
- (transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
- (transitive) To bet.
- (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
- (sports, transitive) To place-kick (a goal).
- (transitive) To vouch for someone's alibi.
- (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- (transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
- (transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
- (transitive) To assign (more or less value) to something.
noun
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- the act of putting something in a certain place
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
- a rationalized mental attitude
- a job in an organization
- the appropriate or customary location
- a condition or position in which you find yourself
- A place or location.
- (electronics) A pin; a connector.
- A posture.
- A status or rank.
- (figurative) A situation suitable to perform some action.
- (chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
- An opinion, stand, or stance.
- A post of employment; a job.
- (finance) A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
- (team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
- (poker) The order in which players are seated around the table.
- (arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
- (finance) An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
verb
adv
- at or to a point across intervening space etc.
- beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
- throughout a period of time
- over the entire area
- throughout an area
- Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.
- Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.
- So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating.
- From an upright position to a horizontal one.
- On top of something, or so as to cover something.
- (often in compounds) To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.
- Overnight (throughout the night).
- Across from one side of something to the other.
- Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.
- Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
- Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.
- So as to pass above.
- (US, usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
- So as to fold towards or onto itself.
- From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".
- See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.
- So as to reverse or exchange position(s).
- Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times.
- Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.
- To a future time.
adj
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- (professional wrestling slang) Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
- (informal) Visiting one's home or other location.
- (botany) Of a flower: wilting or withering.
- Having surmounted an obstacle.
- Surplus to requirements.
- Finished; ended; concluded.
- (informal, of an ongoing situation) Hopeless; irrecoverable.
- (informal) Having an excess in a particular respect.
noun
- (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- (gambling) A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.
- (informal) Something having an excess of a particular property.
- Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
- (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
intj
prep
- While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.
- (informal, for 'over at/in/on') At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).
- Indicating relative status, authority, or power
- Across, from one side to the other.
- Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.
- Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
- To a greater degree than.
- On the other side of.
- From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.
- In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
- Through or around all the parts of.
- Across (something) and then downwards.
- (mathematics) Divided by.
- Concerning or regarding.
- Above; higher than; further up than.
- (poker) Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
- (music, more common in speech) Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note
- During or throughout (a time period).
- More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.
- On top of; in such a way as to cover.
- (in certain collocations) As compared to.
- Across, so as to pass above.
- Through or via (a particular transmission medium).
noun
- (figurative) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
- (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.
- That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
- (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
- (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
- (Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
- A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- a deep wide chasm
- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
verb
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- a line that indicates a boundary
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
- the boundary of a surface
- a strip forming the outer edge of something
- (British, uncountable) Border morris or border dancing.
- The outer edge of something.
- (computing) A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
verb
- (transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
- provide with a border or edge
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To form a border around; to bound.
- (intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- (transitive) To put a border on something.
- (intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
- the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
- an amount beyond the minimum necessary
- the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
- (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
- (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
- (botany) The shape of the edge of a leaf.
- That which is ancillary; periphery.
- The edge or border of any flat surface.
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
- (finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
- A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
- (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
verb
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- the size of something as given by the distance around it
- a line enclosing a plane areas
- An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
- (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
- A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
- (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
- The outer limits of an area.
noun
noun
- (figuratively) An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
- Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
- A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- (figuratively) An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
- (medicine, preceded by "ischaemic", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function.
- (astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
- a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
noun
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
verb
- place at intervals
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
noun
- A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
- A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
- (of animals) A diaphragm, or midriff.
- (derogatory, slang) A woman.
- A petticoat.
- (uncountable, UK, colloquial) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- A loose edging to any part of a dress.
- A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
- (uncountable, UK, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.
- a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
- cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
verb
- To be on or form the border of.
- (figurative) To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
- To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
- To cover with a skirt; to surround.
- form the edge of
- pass around or about; move along the border
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
noun
- A rim or margin of something.
- In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
- (sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
- An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
- the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
intj
verb
- To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
- (transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
- (sewing, intransitive) To make a hem.
- (transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.
- fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
- utter ‘hem’ or ‘ahem’
noun
- the area in which something exists or lives
- the totality of surrounding conditions
- (programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- (computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
- A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- (computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
noun
verb
noun
- the area in which something exists or lives
- the environmental condition
- The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
- plural of surrounding
- (physics) All parts of the universe that are not within the thermodynamic system of interest.
noun
- (figurative) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
- (politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
- (colloquial) A good-humoured, slow-witted fellow, usually an elderly man.
- (computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
- (finance) A reserve of funds set aside for use only when adverse circumstances prevail.
- (rail transport) The barrier placed at the end of the track to absorb the impact of a train that fails to stop.
- (rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
- (chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.
- A machine for polishing shoes and boots.
- (telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
- (mechanics) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
- (UK, nautical, slang) The chief boatswain's mate.
- An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit.
- A machine with rotary brushes, passed over a hard floor to clean it.
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- a power tool used to buff surfaces
- (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
adj
verb
- (video games) To queue up (an input) so that it is performed immediately once it is possible.
- To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
- (transitive or intransitive, computing) To store (data) in memory temporarily while it is awaiting processing.
- (chemistry) To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.
- protect from impact
- add a buffer (a solution)
noun
- The part of space within one's immediate vicinity.
- The state of being closely focused on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts.
- A quality that sets an individual out from others; a quality that makes them noticed and/or admired even if they are not speaking or performing.
- (audio) Synonym of room tone.
- Something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present.
- A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience.
- A company's business activity in a particular market.
- The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
- the state of being present; current existence
- dignified manner or conduct
- an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
- the impression that something is present
- the act of being present
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
verb
noun
- An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
- The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- (law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
- (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
- An object that separates two spaces.
- The place at which a division occurs.
- The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
- coming apart
- the distance between things
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
- sorting one thing from others
- the space where a division or parting occurs
- the social act of separating or parting company
- the state of lacking unity
noun
- a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space
- the act of putting something in a certain place
- a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
- a determination of the place where something is
- An act of locating.
- (Kenya) An administrative region in Kenya, below counties and subcounties, and further divided into sublocations.
- (law) A leasing on rent.
- A particular point or place in physical space.
- (law, US) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc
- (law, Scotland) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire.
- (South Africa) An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; a township.
noun
- A fringe or border.
- (figuratively) Something precious.
- A light-colored tern.
- A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
- One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
- Ellipsis of pearl tapioca.
- A whitish speck or film on the eye.
- (heraldry) Argent, in blazoning by precious stones.
- (literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
- (figuratively) A valuable little nugget of information; especially, an aphorism or tip that is operationally useful for decision-making.
- (figuratively, euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
- A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
- Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
- (intransitive) To hunt for pearls
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To bead; to form droplets.
- (Minecraft) To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
- (intransitive) To resemble pearl or pearls.
- (transitive) To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
- (intransitive, surfing) Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
- (intransitive, botany) Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
- (intransitive, surfing) To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
noun
- In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
- (often in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- Something seen.
- A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
- Mental view; opinion; judgment.
- The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
- (in the singular) The ability to see.
- (often in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
- a range of mental vision
- an instance of visual perception
- a place of interest, especially to visitors
- the range of vision
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- anything that is seen
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
- (transitive) To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.
- (transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
- (transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
noun
- a narrow boundary
- (figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.
- A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
noun
- the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
- The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
- The state of being immanent; inherency.
- (philosophy, metaphysics, theology) The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.
noun
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- a blank area
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- proper or designated social situation
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the passage that is being read
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a particular situation
- where you live at a particular time
- a job in an organization
- a general vicinity
- an abstract mental location
- A state of mind.
- Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
- Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
- Any area of the earth: a region.
- The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.
- A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader
- An area of the body, especially the skin.
- The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
- A location or position in space.
- An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
- The position as a member of a sports team.
- An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- (euphemistic slang) An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
- A role or purpose; a station.
- The position of a contestant in a competition.
- (horse racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
verb
- make an investment
- assign a location to
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- assign to a station
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- identify the location or place of
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- assign a rank or rating to
- locate
- sing a note with the correct pitch
- to arrange for
- assign to (a job or a home)
- estimate
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- (transitive, in collocations) To make.
- (transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
- (transitive) To bet.
- (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
- (sports, transitive) To place-kick (a goal).
- (transitive) To vouch for someone's alibi.
- (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- (transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
- (transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
- (transitive) To assign (more or less value) to something.
noun
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- the act of putting something in a certain place
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
- a rationalized mental attitude
- a job in an organization
- the appropriate or customary location
- a condition or position in which you find yourself
- A place or location.
- (electronics) A pin; a connector.
- A posture.
- A status or rank.
- (figurative) A situation suitable to perform some action.
- (chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
- An opinion, stand, or stance.
- A post of employment; a job.
- (finance) A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
- (team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
- (poker) The order in which players are seated around the table.
- (arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
- (finance) An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
verb
verb
- exist or be situated within
- come back to
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- originate (in)
- think moodily or anxiously about something
- (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
- (intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]
- (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
- (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
noun
- (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
- (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
- (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
- the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
- an amount beyond the minimum necessary
- the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
- (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
- (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
- (botany) The shape of the edge of a leaf.
- That which is ancillary; periphery.
- The edge or border of any flat surface.
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
- (finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
- A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
- (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
verb
verb
- exist or occur in a certain point in a series
- proceed or get along
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- to be the product or result
- to measure up to in kind or quality
- be found or available
- extend or reach
- cover a certain distance
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
- happen as a result
- have a certain priority
- come under, be classified or included
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
- be received
- come forth
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course
- add up in number or quantity
- experience orgasm
- be a native of
- To move toward the listener.
- To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
- (intransitive) To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
- (intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- (intransitive, of grain) To germinate.
- To move toward an unstated agent.
- To have been brought up by or employed by.
- (intransitive, of milk) To become butter by being churned.
- (transitive, informal) To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of; to assume the role of.
- (copulative, figuratively) To approach or reach a state of being or accomplishment.
- (intransitive) To happen.
- To move toward the object that is the focus of the sentence.
- (with an infinitive) To begin (to have an opinion or feeling).
- To move toward the speaker.
- (slang) To carry through; to succeed in.
- (figuratively, with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
- (with an infinitive) To do something by chance or unintentionally.
- (intransitive) To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
- To have a certain social background.
- (intransitive) To appear; to manifest itself; to cause a reaction by manifesting.
- To be or have been a resident or native.
- (intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective.
- (in subordinate clauses and gerunds) To move toward the agent or subject of the main clause.
- (intransitive) To arrive.
noun
prep
verb
adj
- (zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
- (botany, mycology) Having roughly the same height or width for most of its length, becoming much shallower or narrower before reaching the attachment point.
- (mineralogy) Of a crystal: having edges or corners of the primitive form beveled, crossed by a face.
- (botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.
- having a notched tip
noun
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- a line that indicates a boundary
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
- the boundary of a surface
- a strip forming the outer edge of something
- (British, uncountable) Border morris or border dancing.
- The outer edge of something.
- (computing) A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
verb
- (transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
- provide with a border or edge
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To form a border around; to bound.
- (intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- (transitive) To put a border on something.
- (intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
adv
- at or to a point across intervening space etc.
- beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
- throughout a period of time
- over the entire area
- throughout an area
- Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.
- Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.
- So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating.
- From an upright position to a horizontal one.
- On top of something, or so as to cover something.
- (often in compounds) To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.
- Overnight (throughout the night).
- Across from one side of something to the other.
- Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.
- Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
- Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.
- So as to pass above.
- (US, usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
- So as to fold towards or onto itself.
- From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".
- See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.
- So as to reverse or exchange position(s).
- Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times.
- Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.
- To a future time.
adj
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- (professional wrestling slang) Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
- (informal) Visiting one's home or other location.
- (botany) Of a flower: wilting or withering.
- Having surmounted an obstacle.
- Surplus to requirements.
- Finished; ended; concluded.
- (informal, of an ongoing situation) Hopeless; irrecoverable.
- (informal) Having an excess in a particular respect.
noun
- (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- (gambling) A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.
- (informal) Something having an excess of a particular property.
- Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
- (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
intj
prep
- While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.
- (informal, for 'over at/in/on') At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).
- Indicating relative status, authority, or power
- Across, from one side to the other.
- Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.
- Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
- To a greater degree than.
- On the other side of.
- From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.
- In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
- Through or around all the parts of.
- Across (something) and then downwards.
- (mathematics) Divided by.
- Concerning or regarding.
- Above; higher than; further up than.
- (poker) Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
- (music, more common in speech) Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note
- During or throughout (a time period).
- More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.
- On top of; in such a way as to cover.
- (in certain collocations) As compared to.
- Across, so as to pass above.
- Through or via (a particular transmission medium).
adj
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (chiefly US) Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- from or between other countries
- on or toward an outer edge
- unlikely to occur
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
adv
noun
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- the outer side or surface of something
- the region that is outside of something
prep
verb
adj
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- (anatomy, relational, often with to) Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- occurring on or near the surface of the skin
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- of little substance or significance
- of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
noun
adj
- (not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- (economics, not comparable) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
- (of land) Barely productive.
- Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- (sociology) Marginalized.
- (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
- (politics, chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
- Written in the margin of a book.
- producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- at or constituting a border or edge
- of questionable or minimal quality
noun
adj
noun
adj
- happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- located inward
- inside the country
- occurring within an institution or community
- innermost or essential
- (biology) Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.
- Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
- Of or situated on the inside.
- (medicine) Within the body.
- Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.
- Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
- (British, education, of a student) Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
- (pharmacology) Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.
- Of the inner nature of a thing.
adj
- being or existing in a specified place
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- (grammar) The present tense.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; feces
verb
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- cause to come to know personally
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- offer for others to consider
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give as a present; make a gift of
- bring forward and present to the mind
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- hand over formally
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
- (intransitive) To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- simple past and past participle of presend
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
- relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
- (baseball, of a pitch) Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Nearer to the interior or centre of something.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation.
- At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (of a person) Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.
- being or applying to the inside of a building
- confined to an exclusive group
- away from the outer edge
adv
- (colloquial) In or to prison.
- Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.
- Indoors.
- Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking.
- within a building
- with respect to private feelings
- on the inside
- in reality
noun
- The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- The interior or inner part.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- (slang) The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.
- (colloquial, in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
- the inner or enclosed surface of something
- the region that is inside of something
prep
adj
noun
- (by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- (electricity) Ellipsis of electric current.
- A tendency or a course of events.
- The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
- a flow of electricity through a conductor
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
adj
- Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
- Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
- Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
- Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
- Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.
- Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.
- located inward
- confined to an exclusive group
- located or occurring within or closer to a center
- exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence
- innermost or essential
- inside or closer to the inside of the body
noun
- A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
- (UK politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.
- (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
- An inner part.
- (military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
- (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
adj
verb
adj
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- purely outward or superficial
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.