Parole in English per 'favorite'
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noun
verb
- consider as the favorite
- bestow a privilege upon
- promote over another
- treat gently or carefully
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- (in dialects, including Southern US and Cajun) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
- To treat or use (something) gently
- To use more often.
- To encourage, conduce to
noun
- an inclination to approve
- an act of gracious kindness
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- a feeling of favorable regard
- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- (law) Partiality; bias
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- (historical) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
- A small gift; a party favor.
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
verb
noun
noun
- A favourite.
- A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
- (by extension) A person (often a woman) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.
- Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- The favourite child in a family.
- a special loved one
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
adj
verb
noun
- the particular preference that you have
- an expression of some desire or inclination
- a specific feeling of desire
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
- The thing desired or longed for.
- A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
- (Sussex) A water meadow.
verb
- to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
- make or express a wish
- order politely; express a wish for
- feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
- invoke upon
- (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
- (transitive) To desire; to want.
- (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
- (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
- (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
noun
- (slang) Personal preference.
- (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
- The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
- (photography) The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
- (photography) The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
- (finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- (photography) The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
- (slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.
- (photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
- changing location rapidly
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- distance travelled per unit time
intj
verb
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- (intransitive, slang) To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
- (transitive) To increase the rate at which something occurs.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
- (intransitive) To go fast.
- (intransitive) To exceed the speed limit.
- travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
- cause to move faster
- move faster
- move hurridly
- move very fast
verb
- be fond of
- find enjoyable or agreeable
- to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
- want to have
- feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
- (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- (chiefly dialectal, intransitive) To be likely.
- (informal, chiefly in the negative) Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
- (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- (informal, personification) To be prone to.
adj
- conforming in every respect
- having the same or similar characteristics
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- equal in amount or value
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic; usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic) Likely; probable.
- Similar.
noun
- a similar kind
- a kind of person
- (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
- (chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
conj
particle
- (colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
- (colloquial) a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story
- (colloquial, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie, Teesside, Liverpool) A delayed filler.
- (colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
prep
noun
- A liking.
- (uncountable) Thread of such fiber.
- A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
- (countable) An item of clothing made from such textiles.
- (uncountable) A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
- (addiction, recreational drugs) A small piece of cotton used as a filter when drawing up a drug into a syringe.
- (uncountable, textiles) Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
- Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- (uncountable) Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
- fabric woven from cotton fibers
- erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
- soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- thread made of cotton fibers
verb
- take a liking to
- To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
- (transitive) To provide with cotton.
- (tar and cotton) To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
- To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
- To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
- To cover walls with fabric.
- (horticulture) To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
- To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
- To supply with a cotton wick.
- To develop a porous, cottony texture.
- To rub or burnish with cotton.
- To fill with a wad of cotton.
adj
adj
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- Favorable.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
adv
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
intj
noun
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
noun
- A mine.
- (medicine, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- (slang) A mosh pit.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- (American football) The center of the line.
- (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- (botany) In tracheary elements, a section of the cell wall where the secondary wall is missing, and the primary wall is present. Pits generally occur in pairs and link two cells.
- (trading) A trading pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- (colloquial) An armpit.
- (music) The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- (aviation) A luggage hold.
- (in the plural, with the, slang) Only used in the pits.
- (informal) A pit bull terrier.
- (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- (informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- Short for dish pit
- (Antarctica and UK, military, slang) A bed.
- A hole in the ground.
- (military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- (figurative) A bleak, depressing state of mind.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded data.
- (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
verb
- (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- (transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- remove the pits from
- mark with a scar
- set into opposition or rivalry
adj
verb
noun
- A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
- (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
- A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
- (Internet) A bookmark on a web browser or website.
- A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
- a special loved one
- something regarded with special favor or liking
- a competitor thought likely to win
prep
- In preference to.
- Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
- (figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
- Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
- Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
- In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
- Higher in rank, status, or position.
- Farther north than.
- (Scotland) In addition to; besides.
- (theater) Upstage of.
- Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
- Beyond; on the other side.
adj
adv
- Higher in rank, power, or position.
- (biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
- Into or from heaven; in the sky.
- In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
- Above zero; above freezing.
- Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
- Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
- More in number.
- (in writing) at an earlier place
- in or to a place that is higher
noun
noun
- Personal preference; liking; predilection.
- a strong liking
- A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
- The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
- (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
- One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- a brief experience of something
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- a small amount eaten or drunk
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
adj
verb
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
- (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
- (transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
- To take sparingly.
- (transitive, figurative) To experience.
- experience briefly
- perceive by the sense of taste
- distinguish flavors
- take a sample of
- have flavor; taste of something
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
adj
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- marked by intense physical force
- conspicuous in position or importance
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
noun
noun
- (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- (set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice.
- One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- (uncountable) The power to choose.
- Anything that can be chosen.
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
adj
intj
adj
- Favorable.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Affectionate.
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
noun
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
noun
- (uncountable) One's preference.
- (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- (uncountable) Sexual enjoyment.
- (formal, uncountable) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
- (uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
- sexual gratification
- an activity that affords enjoyment
- a formal expression
- something or someone that provides a source of happiness
intj
verb
noun
noun
- a strong liking
- the right or chance to choose
- a predisposition in favor of something
- grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
- The option to so select, and the one selected.
- The state of being preferred over others.
- The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
- Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
- A strong liking or personal valuation.
- A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
verb
noun
- (colloquial) One's preference.
- (UK) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
- (informal) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar) The scrotum.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
- The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
- A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
- A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
- An udder, especially the pendulous one of a dairy cow.
- (baseball) First, second, or third base.
- A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) £1000, a grand.
- (chiefly in the plural) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
- (preceded by the) A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
- (US, gay slang, derogatory) A fellow gay man.
- (countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.
- A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
- (now historical) A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
- (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
- (usually in the plural) The human female breast.
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- an ugly or ill-tempered woman
- the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a flexible container with a single opening
- an activity that you like or at which you are superior
- the quantity that a bag will hold
- mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
verb
- (nautical, intransitive) To drop away from the correct course.
- (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- (Australia, slang) To criticise sarcastically.
- To forget, ignore, or get rid of.
- (transitive) To furnish or load with a bag.
- (transitive, medicine) To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
- (slang) To arrest.
- (transitive, medicine) To fit with a bag to collect urine.
- To hang like an empty bag.
- (transitive) To put into a bag.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To take a woman away with one as a romantic or sexual interest.
- (slang) To steal.
- To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
- hang loosely, like an empty bag
- put into a bag
- bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
- take unlawfully
- capture or kill, as in hunting
noun
verb
adj
noun
adj
- That one likes very much.
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- (of weather) highly enjoyable
- delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
noun
noun
- (figurative) One’s personal preference.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, coffee.
- (ice hockey, baseball, slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
- (euphemistic) An invitation to have sex.
- (informal) How cheap something is.
noun
noun
- A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
- (square dancing) A dance partner.
- The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
- A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
- A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
- (transitive) To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
- (transitive, by extension) To beat; to scourge.
- (transitive) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
- To push; to tug; to tow.
- To shoot a marble.
adj
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- attractively feminine
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
adv
noun
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
verb
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
noun
- Something selected.
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
verb
- commend
- repeat a passage from
- refer to
- refer to for illustration or proof
- make reference to
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- advance evidence for
- To mention by way of explanation.
- (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
- (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
noun
verb
noun
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- an official recognition of merit
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- (Internet, plural only) A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
- A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
adj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- enjoy avidly
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- to consume
- eat greedily
- (transitive, idiomatic) To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
- (originally drag slang, Internet slang, intransitive) Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
- (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
noun
- A liking for sentimental things.
- (philosophy) A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.
- An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality.
- a predilection for sentimentality
- the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
verb
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
adj
noun
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
adv
verb
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment
- make an attempt at achieving something
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- (intransitive) To be accepted as.
- (transitive) To undertake (an action); to choose an option.
- (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
- (transitive) To favor, accept; to have a preference for.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To cost.
- (transitive) To attack.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
- (transitive, informal) To fall for (a trick)
- (transitive) To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
- (transitive) To apply equally to.
- (transitive) To suffice to be used for; to serve as.
verb
noun
- Something which attracts.
- (mathematics, physics) A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
noun
noun
- A favourite.
- A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
- (by extension) A person (often a woman) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.
- Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- The favourite child in a family.
- a special loved one
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
adj
verb
noun
- the particular preference that you have
- an expression of some desire or inclination
- a specific feeling of desire
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
- The thing desired or longed for.
- A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
- (Sussex) A water meadow.
verb
- to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
- make or express a wish
- order politely; express a wish for
- feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
- invoke upon
- (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
- (transitive) To desire; to want.
- (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
- (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
- (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
noun
- (slang) Personal preference.
- (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
- The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
- (photography) The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
- (photography) The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
- (finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- (photography) The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
- (slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.
- (photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
- changing location rapidly
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- distance travelled per unit time
intj
verb
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- (intransitive, slang) To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
- (transitive) To increase the rate at which something occurs.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
- (intransitive) To go fast.
- (intransitive) To exceed the speed limit.
- travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
- cause to move faster
- move faster
- move hurridly
- move very fast
noun
- A liking.
- (uncountable) Thread of such fiber.
- A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
- (countable) An item of clothing made from such textiles.
- (uncountable) A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
- (addiction, recreational drugs) A small piece of cotton used as a filter when drawing up a drug into a syringe.
- (uncountable, textiles) Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
- Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- (uncountable) Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
- fabric woven from cotton fibers
- erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
- soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- thread made of cotton fibers
verb
- take a liking to
- To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
- (transitive) To provide with cotton.
- (tar and cotton) To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
- To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
- To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
- To cover walls with fabric.
- (horticulture) To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
- To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
- To supply with a cotton wick.
- To develop a porous, cottony texture.
- To rub or burnish with cotton.
- To fill with a wad of cotton.
adj
noun
- A mine.
- (medicine, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- (slang) A mosh pit.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- (American football) The center of the line.
- (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- (botany) In tracheary elements, a section of the cell wall where the secondary wall is missing, and the primary wall is present. Pits generally occur in pairs and link two cells.
- (trading) A trading pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- (colloquial) An armpit.
- (music) The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- (aviation) A luggage hold.
- (in the plural, with the, slang) Only used in the pits.
- (informal) A pit bull terrier.
- (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- (informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- Short for dish pit
- (Antarctica and UK, military, slang) A bed.
- A hole in the ground.
- (military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- (figurative) A bleak, depressing state of mind.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded data.
- (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
verb
- (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- (transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- remove the pits from
- mark with a scar
- set into opposition or rivalry
noun
- Personal preference; liking; predilection.
- a strong liking
- A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
- The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
- (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
- One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- a brief experience of something
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- a small amount eaten or drunk
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
adj
verb
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
- (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
- (transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
- To take sparingly.
- (transitive, figurative) To experience.
- experience briefly
- perceive by the sense of taste
- distinguish flavors
- take a sample of
- have flavor; taste of something
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
noun
noun
- (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- (set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice.
- One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- (uncountable) The power to choose.
- Anything that can be chosen.
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
adj
intj
noun
- (uncountable) One's preference.
- (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- (uncountable) Sexual enjoyment.
- (formal, uncountable) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
- (uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
- sexual gratification
- an activity that affords enjoyment
- a formal expression
- something or someone that provides a source of happiness
intj
verb
noun
noun
- a strong liking
- the right or chance to choose
- a predisposition in favor of something
- grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
- The option to so select, and the one selected.
- The state of being preferred over others.
- The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
- Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
- A strong liking or personal valuation.
- A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
verb
noun
- (colloquial) One's preference.
- (UK) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
- (informal) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar) The scrotum.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
- The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
- A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
- A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
- An udder, especially the pendulous one of a dairy cow.
- (baseball) First, second, or third base.
- A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) £1000, a grand.
- (chiefly in the plural) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
- (preceded by the) A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
- (US, gay slang, derogatory) A fellow gay man.
- (countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.
- A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
- (now historical) A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
- (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
- (usually in the plural) The human female breast.
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- an ugly or ill-tempered woman
- the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a flexible container with a single opening
- an activity that you like or at which you are superior
- the quantity that a bag will hold
- mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
verb
- (nautical, intransitive) To drop away from the correct course.
- (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- (Australia, slang) To criticise sarcastically.
- To forget, ignore, or get rid of.
- (transitive) To furnish or load with a bag.
- (transitive, medicine) To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
- (slang) To arrest.
- (transitive, medicine) To fit with a bag to collect urine.
- To hang like an empty bag.
- (transitive) To put into a bag.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To take a woman away with one as a romantic or sexual interest.
- (slang) To steal.
- To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
- hang loosely, like an empty bag
- put into a bag
- bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
- take unlawfully
- capture or kill, as in hunting
noun
noun
- (figurative) One’s personal preference.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, coffee.
- (ice hockey, baseball, slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
- (euphemistic) An invitation to have sex.
- (informal) How cheap something is.
noun
noun
- A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
- (square dancing) A dance partner.
- The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
- A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
- A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
- (transitive) To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
- (transitive, by extension) To beat; to scourge.
- (transitive) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
- To push; to tug; to tow.
- To shoot a marble.
noun
- Something selected.
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
noun
noun
- A liking for sentimental things.
- (philosophy) A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.
- An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality.
- a predilection for sentimentality
- the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
noun
verb
noun
- Something which attracts.
- (mathematics, physics) A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
verb
- consider as the favorite
- bestow a privilege upon
- promote over another
- treat gently or carefully
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- (in dialects, including Southern US and Cajun) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
- To treat or use (something) gently
- To use more often.
- To encourage, conduce to
noun
- an inclination to approve
- an act of gracious kindness
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- a feeling of favorable regard
- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- (law) Partiality; bias
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- (historical) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
- A small gift; a party favor.
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
verb
noun
verb
- be fond of
- find enjoyable or agreeable
- to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
- want to have
- feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
- (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- (chiefly dialectal, intransitive) To be likely.
- (informal, chiefly in the negative) Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
- (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- (informal, personification) To be prone to.
adj
- conforming in every respect
- having the same or similar characteristics
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- equal in amount or value
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic; usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic) Likely; probable.
- Similar.
noun
- a similar kind
- a kind of person
- (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
- (chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
conj
particle
- (colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
- (colloquial) a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story
- (colloquial, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie, Teesside, Liverpool) A delayed filler.
- (colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
prep
noun
- A liking.
- (uncountable) Thread of such fiber.
- A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
- (countable) An item of clothing made from such textiles.
- (uncountable) A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
- (addiction, recreational drugs) A small piece of cotton used as a filter when drawing up a drug into a syringe.
- (uncountable, textiles) Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
- Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- (uncountable) Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
- fabric woven from cotton fibers
- erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
- soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- thread made of cotton fibers
verb
- take a liking to
- To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
- (transitive) To provide with cotton.
- (tar and cotton) To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
- To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
- To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
- To cover walls with fabric.
- (horticulture) To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
- To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
- To supply with a cotton wick.
- To develop a porous, cottony texture.
- To rub or burnish with cotton.
- To fill with a wad of cotton.
adj
adj
verb
noun
- A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
- (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
- A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
- (Internet) A bookmark on a web browser or website.
- A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
- a special loved one
- something regarded with special favor or liking
- a competitor thought likely to win
verb
adj
noun
verb
- commend
- repeat a passage from
- refer to
- refer to for illustration or proof
- make reference to
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- advance evidence for
- To mention by way of explanation.
- (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
- (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
noun
verb
noun
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- an official recognition of merit
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- (Internet, plural only) A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
- A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
verb
- enjoy avidly
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- to consume
- eat greedily
- (transitive, idiomatic) To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
- (originally drag slang, Internet slang, intransitive) Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
- (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
verb
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
adj
noun
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
adv
verb
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment
- make an attempt at achieving something
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- (intransitive) To be accepted as.
- (transitive) To undertake (an action); to choose an option.
- (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
- (transitive) To favor, accept; to have a preference for.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To cost.
- (transitive) To attack.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
- (transitive, informal) To fall for (a trick)
- (transitive) To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
- (transitive) To apply equally to.
- (transitive) To suffice to be used for; to serve as.
verb
Nessuna parola corrispondente trovata. Prova una descrizione più ampia.
noun
- A favourite.
- A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
- (by extension) A person (often a woman) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.
- Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- The favourite child in a family.
- a special loved one
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
adj
verb
adj
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- Favorable.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
adv
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
intj
noun
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
adj
verb
noun
- A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
- (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
- A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
- (Internet) A bookmark on a web browser or website.
- A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
- a special loved one
- something regarded with special favor or liking
- a competitor thought likely to win
adj
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- marked by intense physical force
- conspicuous in position or importance
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- Favorable.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Affectionate.
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
noun
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
noun
- (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- (set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice.
- One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- (uncountable) The power to choose.
- Anything that can be chosen.
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
adj
intj
adj
- That one likes very much.
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- (of weather) highly enjoyable
- delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
noun
adj
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- attractively feminine
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
adv
noun
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
verb
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly