Parole in English per 'lights-out bugle call'
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noun
- (military) signal to turn the lights out
- The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime.
- a prescribed bedtime
- The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) Something hopeless, over; unconsciousness. [(usually) with for and noun phrase]
- (idiomatic, sports) A decisive play.
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- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- an area where you can be alone
- (military) Withdrawal by a military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
- (military) A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- (military) A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- (military) A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
verb
- move away, as for privacy
- move back
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- (intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
- (intransitive) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
- (intransitive) To slope back.
- (intransitive) To withdraw military forces.
- Alternative form of re-treat.
noun
- a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
- the time that the curfew signal is sounded
- an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
- A signal indicating this time.
- The time when such restriction begins.
- Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
- (historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
- A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
- The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
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- (nautical) A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
- An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
- (military) A military display or pageant.
- (military) A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
- A method of decorating a body part, usually the skin, by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
- A rhythmic tapping.
- A pony of a certain breed from India.
- a design on the skin made by tattooing
- the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
- a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
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- Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
- An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
- The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
- (genetics) Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
noun
- The sounding of a bell as a signal.
- the sound of a bell being struck
- (British, vulgar, slang) Clipping of bell-end (“stupid or contemptible person”).
- Anything shaped like a bell, such as the cup or corolla of a flower.
- (architecture) The part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.
- (computing) The bell character.
- An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of their presence.
- A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
- (nautical) Any of a series of strokes on a bell (or similar), struck every half hour to indicate the time (within a four hour watch)
- The flared end of a pipe, designed to mate with a narrow spigot.
- (chiefly British, informal) A telephone call.
- (music) The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
- (music) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- The rounded upper part of a jellyfish.
- The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.
- (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
- the shape of a bell
- a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- the flared opening of a tubular device
- a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
verb
- (transitive) To attach a bell to.
- To ring a bell.
- (intransitive) To bellow or roar.
- (intransitive) To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.
- (slang, transitive) To telephone.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud manner; to thunder forth.
- (transitive) To shape so that it flares out like a bell.
- attach a bell to
verb
- call, summon, or alert with a beeper
- make a strident noise
- (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (transitive) To contact (someone) via a pager device.
- (intransitive, transitive) To produce a beep sound.
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- the sound of light blow or knock
- An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
- (music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
- The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
- (electrical engineering) A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
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noun
- a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
- a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
- One who sings sweetly and charms.
- A member of Sirenia, an order of mammals.
- A dangerously seductive woman.
- A member of a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae, commonly used for all species in the family Sirenidae.
- A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
- An instrument for demonstrating the laws of beats and combination tones.
- (astronomy, astrophysics) An astrophysical event that can be used for calculating cosmic distances.
- (music) A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra (patented as Acme Siren in 1895).
- (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Hestina.
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- A high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- (Caribbean creoles, MLE, MTE) thing, person (often referring to an attractive woman or a relation engaged in criminal schemes or disreputable connections).
- a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
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- Loudspeaker.
- One who makes a speech to an audience.
- (US) A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
- (music) A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (compare octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.
- (especially in linguistics) The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
- Speakerphone.
- (politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
- (poetry) The literary character uttering the lyrics of a poem or song, as opposed to the author writing the words of that character.
- One who speaks.
- electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
- the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
- someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
noun
- the sound of a bell being struck
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
- a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges
- (business, by extension) A fee for using any kind of material processing service.
- The act or sound of ringing a bell, especially slowly, as with a church or cemetery bell.
- A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
- (US) A tollbooth.
- Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- A fee paid by the owner of materials or other goods for processing such goods, as under a tolling agreement.
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- ring slowly
- charge a fee for using
- (transitive) To tear in pieces.
- (law) To suspend.
- (transitive) To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals).
- (transitive) To summon by ringing a bell.
- (transitive) To draw; entice; invite; allure.
- (ambitransitive) To levy a toll on (someone or something).
- (transitive) To impose a fee for the use of.
- (transitive) To take as a toll.
- (ergative) To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
- (figuratively) To make a sound as if made by a bell.
- (African-American Vernacular) simple past and past participle of tell
- To pay a toll or tallage.
- (transitive) To announce by ringing a bell.
noun
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- A mute swan.
- A person who does not have the power of speech.
- (Internet) An action of muting, especially in a discussion forum as a penalty for breaking rules.
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
adj
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
- Silent; not making a sound.
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- expressed without speech
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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- a bugle call that signals troops to return
- the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
- a call to return
- a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
- the act of removing an official by petition
- (information retrieval, machine learning) The fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.
- (chiefly US politics) The right or procedure by which a public official may be removed from office before the end of their term of office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters.
- Memory; the ability to remember.
- Request of the return of a faulty product.
- (US politics) The right or procedure by which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in the platform of the Progressive Party for certain cases involving the police power of the state.
verb
- make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
- summon to return
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- cause to be returned
- go back to something earlier
- bring to mind
- cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
- (transitive) To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
- (transitive) To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- (transitive, intransitive) To call again; to call another time.
- (transitive) To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
- (transitive, US politics) To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
- (transitive) To hearken back to, evoke; to be reminiscent of.
- (transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product).
noun
- The sound of something that bugles.
- A horn used by hunters.
- A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.
- (fashion) A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim
- A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga.
- (music) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
- a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
- any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
- a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
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- A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night.
- (electricity) A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination.
- (figurative, uncommon) A moment or period where something is weakened, diminished or less effective.
- (Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
- A temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
- (firefighting) A temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
- darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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- The sound or other warning made by a fire alarm.
- a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
- An electromechanical or electronic bell, klaxon, chime, horn, speaker, strobe light or other device which warns people in a building etc. of a possible fire or other condition requiring evacuation.
- (firefighting) An emergency response to a fire by the fire department with manpower and equipment.
- an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
noun
- A trembler, as of an electric bell.
- A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.
- An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.
- (historical) A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery-operated (automotive) valve radios.
- A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
- A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.
- An oscillator.
- A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.
- An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.
- (weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.
- a mechanical device that vibrates
- mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
noun
- a dull resonant sound as of a bell
- An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
- A very wide piton.
- A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
- (slang) Doorbell chimes.
- (ethnic slur) An Australian Aboriginal person.
- (Internet slang, derogatory) Clipping of Britbong
- A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
- Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”).
- (slang) The clang of a large bell.
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- ring as in announcing death
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- (transitive) To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- (intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- (transitive) To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
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- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
- (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- (transitive) To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
noun
- A device used in phreaking that indicates when a telephone line is in use by means of a light.
- (pinball) A backbox.
- A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.
- (Internet) A kind of pop-up that is overlaid across a web page while the rest of the content is dimmed.
- A box containing fluorescent tubes or LED technology, used to treat people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and circadian rhythm disorders.
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- To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
- (transitive, figurative) To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
- (transitive) To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
- (intransitive) To struggle, contend; also in figurative or extended use: to move as if driven by force.
- To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
- strike, beat repeatedly
- strike against forcefully
noun
- Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
- (aviation, uncountable) The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings.
- (countable) A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.
- A small low stool; a hassock.
- A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
- usually inexpensive bar
- a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
- a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
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- A homing beacon.
- (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
- (historical units of measure) Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
- (US) A homing pigeon.
- (US, baseball) A home run.
- (US, colloquial) Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
- (UK) homework
- (US, sports) A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team.
- an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
- pigeon trained to return home
- a base hit on which the batter scores a run
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- The clapper of a bell.
- The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
- Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
- (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- A small sole (type of fish).
- In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- (synecdochic, usually in the plural) A person speaking in a specified manner.
- (religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
- A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- (metonymic) A language.
- (music) A reed.
- A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
- (flags) The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- a manner of speaking
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
verb
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- (music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To lick, penetrate or manipulate with the tongue during flirting or oral sex.
- (transitive) To manipulate with the tongue.
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
- lick or explore with the tongue
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
noun
- the sound of a bell ringing
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- an association of criminals
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- a characteristic sound
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- a toroidal shape
- (colloquial) A telephone call.
- (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
- Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
- (Internet) Ellipsis of webring.
- A circular group of people or objects.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.
- (vulgar) The rectum, anus, or anal sphincters.
- (historical) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- (chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
- An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
- (mathematical analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences.
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
- A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
- (figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
- A long stripe of contrastive material, colour, etc, that encircles something.
- (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
- (British) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
- (jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
- (networking) A network topology where connected devices form a circular data channel. All computers on the ring can see every message, and there are no collisions, and a single point of failure will occur if any part of the ring breaks.
- (firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
- (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
- (UK) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The open space in front of a racecourse stand, used for betting purposes.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
- (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- (mathematics, order theory) A family of sets closed under finite union and finite intersection.
verb
- sound loudly and sonorously
- ring or echo with sound
- attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To enclose or surround.
- (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
- (transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
- To ring up (enter into a cash register or till)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- (transitive, colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
- (Australia, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially cattle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle; to cut away a circular tract of bark from a tree in order to kill it.
- (transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
- (intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.
- (transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.
- (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
- (intransitive) To produce music with bells.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
noun
- the sound of a bell ringing
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
- The sound of something that rings.
- The quality of being resonant.
- The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.
- A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
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- To turn off (light).
- (baseball and cricket) To cause a player on offense to be out.
- (boxing and medicine) Synonym of knock out: to render unconscious.
- To extinguish (fire).
- To expel.
- To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb.
- (intransitive, originally US slang) To consent to having sex.
- To broadcast, to publish.
- To remove from office.
- (intransitive) To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail.
- (sports) To knock out: to eliminate from a competition.
- (transitive) To place outside, to remove, particularly
- To dislocate (a joint).
- (transitive) To blind (eyes).
- To produce, to emit.
- administer an anesthetic drug to
- thrust or extend out
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- be sexually active
- deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- put out, as of a candle or a light
- put out considerable effort
- retire
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
adj
noun
noun
- An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
- A sudden attack; a disturbance.
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
- A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
verb
- (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
- (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
- (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
noun
verb
noun
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
- reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
- a sudden outburst of emotion
- a sudden burst of flame
- a shape that spreads outward
- (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
- an unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
- a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
- a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
- a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
- (figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
- A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
- (in the plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
- (aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- (oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
- A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
- (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
- A sudden bright light.
- (nautical) The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
- (photography) Ellipsis of lens flare.
- An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
- (American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
- A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
verb
- become flared and widen, usually at one end
- burn brightly
- shine with a sudden light
- erupt or intensify suddenly
- (intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly happen or intensify.
- (transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- (intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
- (ambitransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly erupt in anger.
- (transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
- (ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
- (intransitive) To blaze brightly.
noun
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
adj
verb
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
noun
- an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
- (idiomatic, by extension) A quiet or awkward moment in a conversation where neither individual is speaking.
- (mechanical, HVAC, engineering) Air that is subject to little or no ventilation, thus, little to no air exchange.
- (idiomatic, broadcasting) An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
verb
noun
- a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- (music, slang, uncountable) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
- (euphemistic) A general euphemism for any expletive.
- (medicine, UK) A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.
- A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
noun
noun
- (military) signal to turn the lights out
- The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime.
- a prescribed bedtime
- The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) Something hopeless, over; unconsciousness. [(usually) with for and noun phrase]
- (idiomatic, sports) A decisive play.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- an area where you can be alone
- (military) Withdrawal by a military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
- (military) A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- (military) A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- (military) A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
verb
- move away, as for privacy
- move back
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- (intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
- (intransitive) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
- (intransitive) To slope back.
- (intransitive) To withdraw military forces.
- Alternative form of re-treat.
noun
- a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
- the time that the curfew signal is sounded
- an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
- A signal indicating this time.
- The time when such restriction begins.
- Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
- (historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
- A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
- The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
noun
- (nautical) A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
- An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
- (military) A military display or pageant.
- (military) A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
- A method of decorating a body part, usually the skin, by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
- A rhythmic tapping.
- A pony of a certain breed from India.
- a design on the skin made by tattooing
- the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
- a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
verb
noun
- Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
- An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
- The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
- (genetics) Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
noun
- The sounding of a bell as a signal.
- the sound of a bell being struck
- (British, vulgar, slang) Clipping of bell-end (“stupid or contemptible person”).
- Anything shaped like a bell, such as the cup or corolla of a flower.
- (architecture) The part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.
- (computing) The bell character.
- An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of their presence.
- A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
- (nautical) Any of a series of strokes on a bell (or similar), struck every half hour to indicate the time (within a four hour watch)
- The flared end of a pipe, designed to mate with a narrow spigot.
- (chiefly British, informal) A telephone call.
- (music) The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
- (music) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- The rounded upper part of a jellyfish.
- The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.
- (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
- the shape of a bell
- a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- the flared opening of a tubular device
- a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
verb
- (transitive) To attach a bell to.
- To ring a bell.
- (intransitive) To bellow or roar.
- (intransitive) To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.
- (slang, transitive) To telephone.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud manner; to thunder forth.
- (transitive) To shape so that it flares out like a bell.
- attach a bell to
noun
- the sound of light blow or knock
- An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
- (music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
- The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
- (electrical engineering) A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
verb
noun
- a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
- a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
- One who sings sweetly and charms.
- A member of Sirenia, an order of mammals.
- A dangerously seductive woman.
- A member of a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae, commonly used for all species in the family Sirenidae.
- A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
- An instrument for demonstrating the laws of beats and combination tones.
- (astronomy, astrophysics) An astrophysical event that can be used for calculating cosmic distances.
- (music) A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra (patented as Acme Siren in 1895).
- (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Hestina.
adj
verb
noun
- A high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- (Caribbean creoles, MLE, MTE) thing, person (often referring to an attractive woman or a relation engaged in criminal schemes or disreputable connections).
- a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
intj
verb
noun
- Loudspeaker.
- One who makes a speech to an audience.
- (US) A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
- (music) A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (compare octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.
- (especially in linguistics) The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
- Speakerphone.
- (politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
- (poetry) The literary character uttering the lyrics of a poem or song, as opposed to the author writing the words of that character.
- One who speaks.
- electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
- the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
- someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
noun
- the sound of a bell being struck
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
- a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges
- (business, by extension) A fee for using any kind of material processing service.
- The act or sound of ringing a bell, especially slowly, as with a church or cemetery bell.
- A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
- (US) A tollbooth.
- Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- A fee paid by the owner of materials or other goods for processing such goods, as under a tolling agreement.
verb
- ring slowly
- charge a fee for using
- (transitive) To tear in pieces.
- (law) To suspend.
- (transitive) To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals).
- (transitive) To summon by ringing a bell.
- (transitive) To draw; entice; invite; allure.
- (ambitransitive) To levy a toll on (someone or something).
- (transitive) To impose a fee for the use of.
- (transitive) To take as a toll.
- (ergative) To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
- (figuratively) To make a sound as if made by a bell.
- (African-American Vernacular) simple past and past participle of tell
- To pay a toll or tallage.
- (transitive) To announce by ringing a bell.
noun
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- A mute swan.
- A person who does not have the power of speech.
- (Internet) An action of muting, especially in a discussion forum as a penalty for breaking rules.
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
adj
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
- Silent; not making a sound.
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- expressed without speech
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a bugle call that signals troops to return
- the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
- a call to return
- a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
- the act of removing an official by petition
- (information retrieval, machine learning) The fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.
- (chiefly US politics) The right or procedure by which a public official may be removed from office before the end of their term of office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters.
- Memory; the ability to remember.
- Request of the return of a faulty product.
- (US politics) The right or procedure by which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in the platform of the Progressive Party for certain cases involving the police power of the state.
verb
- make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
- summon to return
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- cause to be returned
- go back to something earlier
- bring to mind
- cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
- (transitive) To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
- (transitive) To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- (transitive, intransitive) To call again; to call another time.
- (transitive) To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
- (transitive, US politics) To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
- (transitive) To hearken back to, evoke; to be reminiscent of.
- (transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product).
noun
- The sound of something that bugles.
- A horn used by hunters.
- A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.
- (fashion) A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim
- A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga.
- (music) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
- a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
- any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
- a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
verb
noun
- A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night.
- (electricity) A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination.
- (figurative, uncommon) A moment or period where something is weakened, diminished or less effective.
- (Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
- A temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
- (firefighting) A temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
- darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
noun
- The sound or other warning made by a fire alarm.
- a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
- An electromechanical or electronic bell, klaxon, chime, horn, speaker, strobe light or other device which warns people in a building etc. of a possible fire or other condition requiring evacuation.
- (firefighting) An emergency response to a fire by the fire department with manpower and equipment.
- an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
noun
- A trembler, as of an electric bell.
- A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.
- An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.
- (historical) A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery-operated (automotive) valve radios.
- A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
- A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.
- An oscillator.
- A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.
- An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.
- (weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.
- a mechanical device that vibrates
- mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
noun
- a dull resonant sound as of a bell
- An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
- A very wide piton.
- A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
- (slang) Doorbell chimes.
- (ethnic slur) An Australian Aboriginal person.
- (Internet slang, derogatory) Clipping of Britbong
- A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
- Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”).
- (slang) The clang of a large bell.
verb
noun
verb
- ring as in announcing death
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- (transitive) To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- (intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- (transitive) To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- A device used in phreaking that indicates when a telephone line is in use by means of a light.
- (pinball) A backbox.
- A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.
- (Internet) A kind of pop-up that is overlaid across a web page while the rest of the content is dimmed.
- A box containing fluorescent tubes or LED technology, used to treat people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and circadian rhythm disorders.
noun
noun
- A homing beacon.
- (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
- (historical units of measure) Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
- (US) A homing pigeon.
- (US, baseball) A home run.
- (US, colloquial) Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
- (UK) homework
- (US, sports) A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team.
- an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
- pigeon trained to return home
- a base hit on which the batter scores a run
verb
noun
- The clapper of a bell.
- The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
- Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
- (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- A small sole (type of fish).
- In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- (synecdochic, usually in the plural) A person speaking in a specified manner.
- (religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
- A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- (metonymic) A language.
- (music) A reed.
- A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
- (flags) The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- a manner of speaking
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
verb
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- (music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To lick, penetrate or manipulate with the tongue during flirting or oral sex.
- (transitive) To manipulate with the tongue.
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
- lick or explore with the tongue
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
noun
- the sound of a bell ringing
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- an association of criminals
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- a characteristic sound
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- a toroidal shape
- (colloquial) A telephone call.
- (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
- Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
- (Internet) Ellipsis of webring.
- A circular group of people or objects.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.
- (vulgar) The rectum, anus, or anal sphincters.
- (historical) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- (chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
- An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
- (mathematical analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences.
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
- A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
- (figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
- A long stripe of contrastive material, colour, etc, that encircles something.
- (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
- (British) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
- (jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
- (networking) A network topology where connected devices form a circular data channel. All computers on the ring can see every message, and there are no collisions, and a single point of failure will occur if any part of the ring breaks.
- (firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
- (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
- (UK) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The open space in front of a racecourse stand, used for betting purposes.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
- (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- (mathematics, order theory) A family of sets closed under finite union and finite intersection.
verb
- sound loudly and sonorously
- ring or echo with sound
- attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To enclose or surround.
- (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
- (transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
- To ring up (enter into a cash register or till)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- (transitive, colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
- (Australia, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially cattle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle; to cut away a circular tract of bark from a tree in order to kill it.
- (transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
- (intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.
- (transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.
- (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
- (intransitive) To produce music with bells.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
noun
- the sound of a bell ringing
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
- The sound of something that rings.
- The quality of being resonant.
- The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.
- A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
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- An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
- A sudden attack; a disturbance.
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
- A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
verb
- (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
- (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
- (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
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- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
- reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
- a sudden outburst of emotion
- a sudden burst of flame
- a shape that spreads outward
- (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
- an unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
- a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
- a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
- a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
- (figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
- A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
- (in the plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
- (aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- (oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
- A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
- (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
- A sudden bright light.
- (nautical) The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
- (photography) Ellipsis of lens flare.
- An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
- (American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
- A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
verb
- become flared and widen, usually at one end
- burn brightly
- shine with a sudden light
- erupt or intensify suddenly
- (intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly happen or intensify.
- (transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- (intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
- (ambitransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly erupt in anger.
- (transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
- (ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
- (intransitive) To blaze brightly.
noun
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
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- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
noun
- an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
- (idiomatic, by extension) A quiet or awkward moment in a conversation where neither individual is speaking.
- (mechanical, HVAC, engineering) Air that is subject to little or no ventilation, thus, little to no air exchange.
- (idiomatic, broadcasting) An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
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- call, summon, or alert with a beeper
- make a strident noise
- (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (transitive) To contact (someone) via a pager device.
- (intransitive, transitive) To produce a beep sound.
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- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
- (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- (transitive) To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
verb
- To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
- (transitive, figurative) To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
- (transitive) To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
- (intransitive) To struggle, contend; also in figurative or extended use: to move as if driven by force.
- To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
- strike, beat repeatedly
- strike against forcefully
noun
- Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
- (aviation, uncountable) The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings.
- (countable) A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.
- A small low stool; a hassock.
- A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
- usually inexpensive bar
- a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
- a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
verb
- To turn off (light).
- (baseball and cricket) To cause a player on offense to be out.
- (boxing and medicine) Synonym of knock out: to render unconscious.
- To extinguish (fire).
- To expel.
- To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb.
- (intransitive, originally US slang) To consent to having sex.
- To broadcast, to publish.
- To remove from office.
- (intransitive) To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail.
- (sports) To knock out: to eliminate from a competition.
- (transitive) To place outside, to remove, particularly
- To dislocate (a joint).
- (transitive) To blind (eyes).
- To produce, to emit.
- administer an anesthetic drug to
- thrust or extend out
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- be sexually active
- deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- put out, as of a candle or a light
- put out considerable effort
- retire
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
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- a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- (music, slang, uncountable) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
- (euphemistic) A general euphemism for any expletive.
- (medicine, UK) A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.
- A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.