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- Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
- (pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
- Resembling bile, especially in color.
- Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
- relating to or containing bile
- Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
- A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- Either of two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
- Quick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
- (Canada, Northern England, figurative) Of weather: blustery, windy; also, of wind: cold and strong; bitter, sharp.
- Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
- easily irritated or annoyed
- Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
- Cramped, bent.
- (aviation, of an approach and landing) Performed with one's aircraft pointed at an angle to the runway to compensate for a crosswind; performed with nonzero crab.
- (of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Pointed at an angle to the runway during approach and landing to compensate for a crosswind.
- annoyed and irritable
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- mix together different elements
- a bad-tempered person
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- A bondman or serf.
- (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
- a bad-tempered person
- A fit of temper or passion.
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
- (slang) The penis.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- Sick; unwell.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- travel along a zigzag path
- bend into the shape of a crank
- start by cranking
- (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
- (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
- (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
- (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- (intransitive) To turn a crank.
- A bad-tempered person.
- (Singapore, military, slang) On an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
- (uncountable, aviation) Ellipsis of crab angle.
- (poker slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
- (rowing) A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
- (informal) Clipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- The crab apple or wild apple.
- (uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
- The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- (in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
- (derogatory, Blood slang) A member of the Crips.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- A horseshoe crab.
- A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- a quarrelsome grouch
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
- (rare) To back out of something.
- (transitive, aviation) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- (zoology, of sugar gliders) To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
- (transitive, US, slang) To ruin.
- (transitive) To complain about.
- (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
- (intransitive) To fish for crabs.
- (intransitive) To complain.
- To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
- (intransitive) To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
- To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
- (transitive, film, television) To move (a camera) sideways.
- scurry sideways like a crab
- complain
- fish for crab
- direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
- a display of bad temper
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- The degree to which something fits.
- physically and mentally sound or healthy
- meeting adequate standards for a purpose
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- make correspond or harmonize
- conform to some shape or size
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- (transitive) To make ready.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
- a display of bad temper
- the context and environment in which something is set
- an incident (real or imaginary)
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the place where some action occurs
- a situation treated as an observable object
- a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
- the visual percept of a region
- the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- (theater, film, television, radio) A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
- (theater) The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.
- (aesthetic) (by extension) An aesthetic characterized by vibrant, often neon colors, heavily teased and brightly dyed hair with long bangs, skinny jeans, band tees, and layered accessories like studded belts and plastic jewelry; heavily influenced by MySpace culture, emo, pop-punk, and electronic music, with a strong emphasis on digital self-expression and a playful, rebellious energy.
- A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.
- An element of fiction writing.
- (uncountable) (by extension) A youth subculture popular in the Anglosphere in the 2000s and early 2010s.
- A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
- The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.
- The location of an event that attracts attention.
- An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
- A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
- (BDSM) A fantasy that is acted out.
- A temper of mind; a disposition; a mood.
- (poetic) The juice of anything, especially if red.
- A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.
- (medicine, informal, countable) A blood test or blood sample.
- A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- (figurative) Bloodshed.
- (especially African-American Vernacular) A friend or acquaintance, especially one who is black and male.
- (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.
- The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid or period blood.
- (US slang) Lean, especially that is red.
- The sap or juice which flows in or from plants.
- A blood horse, one of good pedigree.
- (UK, MLE, slang) Alternative form of blud (“an informal address to a male.”).
- Alternative letter-case form of Blood (“a member of a certain gang”).
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- temperament or disposition
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- people viewed as members of a group
- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
- (transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
- (transitive) To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed.
- (medicine, historical) To let blood (from); to bleed.
- smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
- (slang) A temper; a bad mood.
- (US, dialect) A beer chaser commonly served in three-ounce servings in highball or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois.
- (slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
- A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
- (especially dialectal, e.g. West Virginia, Lunenburg, chiefly in the plural) A slice of dried fruit.
- a state of agitated irritation
- Irritable, irascible; quickly or easily excited to anger.
- Ripening or coming to maturity early.
- Eager or impatient to act or get something done.
- Characterized by undue quickness of action, and thus lacking careful thought or consideration; rash, precipitate.
- (of rain) Heavy, violent.
- Made in haste.
- Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
- excessively quick
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation
- A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.
- Any of the members of the family Vespidae.
- Alternative letter-case form of WASP (“white Anglo-Saxon Protestant”).
- Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
- (entomology) Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
- social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
- (of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- (mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren
- (crosswording) Not cryptic.
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- Being a distinctively sensitive kind of glaciomarine clay that may behave like a watery fluid under stress.
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- moving quickly and lightly
- easily aroused or excited
- accomplished rapidly and without delay
- hurried and brief
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
- performed with little or no delay
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- Quitchgrass.
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- (cricket) A fast bowler.
- any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
- A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
- a substance that abrades or wears down
- A fit of temper; a tantrum.
- A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
- (countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
- A snowy sheathbill.
- (colloquial, England) A labourer's assistant or workmate.
- Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A white person.
- rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
- an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
- Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
- Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
- (rare) A channel or passage created by the sea.
- (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
- (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
- (music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
- A channel, a strait; a fretum.
- (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
- An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
- Herpes; tetter (“any of various pustular skin conditions”).
- an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
- agitation resulting from active worry
- a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
- a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
- (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- (transitive, music) To press down the string behind a fret.
- (transitive) To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
- (transitive, music) # To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
- (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry.
- (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
- (transitive) To form a pattern on; to variegate.
- (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- (intransitive, brewing, wine) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
- (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
- (ambitransitive) To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
- (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
- cause annoyance in
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- carve a pattern into
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- wear away or erode
- cause friction
- remove soil or rock
- be agitated or irritated
- be too tight; rub or press
- decorate with an interlaced design
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- Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
- A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- Either of two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- mix together different elements
- a bad-tempered person
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- A bondman or serf.
- (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
- a bad-tempered person
- A fit of temper or passion.
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
- (slang) The penis.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- Sick; unwell.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- travel along a zigzag path
- bend into the shape of a crank
- start by cranking
- (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
- (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
- (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
- (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- (intransitive) To turn a crank.
- A bad-tempered person.
- (Singapore, military, slang) On an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
- (uncountable, aviation) Ellipsis of crab angle.
- (poker slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
- (rowing) A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
- (informal) Clipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- The crab apple or wild apple.
- (uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
- The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- (in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
- (derogatory, Blood slang) A member of the Crips.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- A horseshoe crab.
- A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- a quarrelsome grouch
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
- (rare) To back out of something.
- (transitive, aviation) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- (zoology, of sugar gliders) To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
- (transitive, US, slang) To ruin.
- (transitive) To complain about.
- (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
- (intransitive) To fish for crabs.
- (intransitive) To complain.
- To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
- (intransitive) To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
- To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
- (transitive, film, television) To move (a camera) sideways.
- scurry sideways like a crab
- complain
- fish for crab
- direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
- a display of bad temper
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- The degree to which something fits.
- physically and mentally sound or healthy
- meeting adequate standards for a purpose
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- make correspond or harmonize
- conform to some shape or size
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- (transitive) To make ready.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
- a display of bad temper
- the context and environment in which something is set
- an incident (real or imaginary)
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the place where some action occurs
- a situation treated as an observable object
- a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
- the visual percept of a region
- the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- (theater, film, television, radio) A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
- (theater) The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.
- (aesthetic) (by extension) An aesthetic characterized by vibrant, often neon colors, heavily teased and brightly dyed hair with long bangs, skinny jeans, band tees, and layered accessories like studded belts and plastic jewelry; heavily influenced by MySpace culture, emo, pop-punk, and electronic music, with a strong emphasis on digital self-expression and a playful, rebellious energy.
- A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.
- An element of fiction writing.
- (uncountable) (by extension) A youth subculture popular in the Anglosphere in the 2000s and early 2010s.
- A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
- The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.
- The location of an event that attracts attention.
- An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
- A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
- (BDSM) A fantasy that is acted out.
- A temper of mind; a disposition; a mood.
- (poetic) The juice of anything, especially if red.
- A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.
- (medicine, informal, countable) A blood test or blood sample.
- A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- (figurative) Bloodshed.
- (especially African-American Vernacular) A friend or acquaintance, especially one who is black and male.
- (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.
- The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid or period blood.
- (US slang) Lean, especially that is red.
- The sap or juice which flows in or from plants.
- A blood horse, one of good pedigree.
- (UK, MLE, slang) Alternative form of blud (“an informal address to a male.”).
- Alternative letter-case form of Blood (“a member of a certain gang”).
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- temperament or disposition
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- people viewed as members of a group
- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
- (transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
- (transitive) To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed.
- (medicine, historical) To let blood (from); to bleed.
- smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
- (slang) A temper; a bad mood.
- (US, dialect) A beer chaser commonly served in three-ounce servings in highball or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois.
- (slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
- A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
- (especially dialectal, e.g. West Virginia, Lunenburg, chiefly in the plural) A slice of dried fruit.
- a state of agitated irritation
- A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.
- Any of the members of the family Vespidae.
- Alternative letter-case form of WASP (“white Anglo-Saxon Protestant”).
- Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
- (entomology) Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
- social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
- A fit of temper; a tantrum.
- A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
- (countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
- A snowy sheathbill.
- (colloquial, England) A labourer's assistant or workmate.
- Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A white person.
- rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
- an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
- Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
- Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
- (rare) A channel or passage created by the sea.
- (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
- (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
- (music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
- A channel, a strait; a fretum.
- (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
- An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
- Herpes; tetter (“any of various pustular skin conditions”).
- an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
- agitation resulting from active worry
- a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
- a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
- (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- (transitive, music) To press down the string behind a fret.
- (transitive) To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
- (transitive, music) # To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
- (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry.
- (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
- (transitive) To form a pattern on; to variegate.
- (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- (intransitive, brewing, wine) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
- (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
- (ambitransitive) To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
- (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
- cause annoyance in
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- carve a pattern into
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- wear away or erode
- cause friction
- remove soil or rock
- be agitated or irritated
- be too tight; rub or press
- decorate with an interlaced design
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- Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
- (pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
- Resembling bile, especially in color.
- Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
- relating to or containing bile
- Quick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
- (Canada, Northern England, figurative) Of weather: blustery, windy; also, of wind: cold and strong; bitter, sharp.
- Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
- easily irritated or annoyed
- Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
- Cramped, bent.
- (aviation, of an approach and landing) Performed with one's aircraft pointed at an angle to the runway to compensate for a crosswind; performed with nonzero crab.
- (of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Pointed at an angle to the runway during approach and landing to compensate for a crosswind.
- annoyed and irritable
- Irritable, irascible; quickly or easily excited to anger.
- Ripening or coming to maturity early.
- Eager or impatient to act or get something done.
- Characterized by undue quickness of action, and thus lacking careful thought or consideration; rash, precipitate.
- (of rain) Heavy, violent.
- Made in haste.
- Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
- excessively quick
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
- (of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- (mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren
- (crosswording) Not cryptic.
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- Being a distinctively sensitive kind of glaciomarine clay that may behave like a watery fluid under stress.
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- moving quickly and lightly
- easily aroused or excited
- accomplished rapidly and without delay
- hurried and brief
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
- performed with little or no delay
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- Quitchgrass.
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- (cricket) A fast bowler.
- any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
- A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
- a substance that abrades or wears down