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noun
- The blade of a sword.
- The thin, sharp part of a colter.
- (architecture) A section of a groin vault, separated by ribs.
- A plot or scheme.
- (usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
- (manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
- (rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
- (lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
- A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
- The bit of a key.
- The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
- (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
- (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- A latticed or woven structure.
- The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
- The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
- The blade of a saw.
- A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
- computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
- an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
- the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- an interconnected system of things or people
- a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
- membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
- an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
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verb
noun
- A blade of a sword, knife, etc.
- Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
- The metric, carat, or pearl grain of ¹⁄₄ carat used for measuring precious stones and pearls, now exactly 50 mg.
- An iron fish spear or harpoon, with a number of points half-barbed inwardly.
- (uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
- (countable, uncountable) The crops from which grain is harvested.
- (photography, videography) Visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons.
- One of the branches of a valley or river.
- (botany) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock.
- (in the plural) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum.
- (historical) The French grain of ¹⁄₉₂₁₆ livre, equivalent to 53.11 mg at metricization and equal to exactly 54.25 mg from 1812–1839 as part of the mesures usuelles.
- (countable) A single particle of a substance.
- (dialectal, anatomy) The fangs of a tooth.
- (materials) A region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction.
- (countable) A single seed of grass food crops.
- (dialectal, anatomy) The groin; crotch.
- A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant; an offshoot.
- (countable, chiefly historical) Any of various small units of length originally notionally based on a grain's width, variously standardized at different places and times.
- (uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
- The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.
- (dialectal) A fork in a river valley or ravine.
- (founding) A thin piece of metal, used in a mould to steady a core.
- (uncountable) Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.
- (countable, historical) The carat grain of ¹⁄₄ carat as a measure of gold purity, creating a 96-point scale between 0% and 100% purity.
- An arm of a cross.
- A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
- (dialectal) The branch of a family; clan.
- (astronautics) The solid piece of fuel in an individual solid-fuel rocket engine.
- The English grain of ¹⁄₅₇₆₀ troy pound or ¹⁄₇₀₀₀ pound avoirdupois, now exactly 64.79891 mg.
- (dialectal) A branch or arm of a stream, inlet, or sea.
- the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
- the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
- the smallest possible unit of anything
- a cereal grass
- foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
- a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
- 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
- the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
- dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
- a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
verb
- (transitive) To make granular; to form into grains.
- (transitive) To feed grain to.
- To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
- (tanning) To soften leather.
- To yield fruit.
- (tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
- (intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
- paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
- thoroughly work in
- become granular
- form into grains
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noun
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
verb
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
- The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
- the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
- A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
- A strength or talent; a strong point.
- a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly
- an asset of special worth or utility
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- A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
- (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
- (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
- (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- (British, informal) A condom.
- (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
- (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- a dress suitable for formal occasions
- a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
verb
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
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adj
noun
- a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
- (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
- eatables (especially sweets)
- The beat of a drum.
- An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
- A curled position.
- (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
- (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- (diving, gymnastics) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
- (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
verb
- make a tuck or several folds in
- draw together into folds or puckers
- fit snugly into
- (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck.
- To full, as cloth.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- (ambitransitive, LGBTQ) Of a drag queen, trans woman, etc., to conceal one's penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
- (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- (music) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing piano keys that are outside the thumb (when playing scales).
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
- (ergative) To fit neatly.
- (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.
noun
- a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
- someone who slashes another person
- A tool for cutting undergrowth.
- One who slashes.
- One who self-injures by cutting.
- A murderer in such a film.
- (fandom slang) One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships.
- A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
- (informal, film) A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
noun
- The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
- A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
- (uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman
- A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
- (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.
- (firearms) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
- (zoology) Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.
- (countable) The vagina or vulva.
- A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
- (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
- (rare) knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)
- A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
- The part of a knife, fork, file, or other instrument or hand tool, which is inserted into the handle.
- (games) A shuffleboard paddle.
- any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
- a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
- any of various coarse seaweeds
- a tart spicy quality
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adj
- Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
- Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- (architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless
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noun
- (weaponry) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
- A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
- (American football, basketball) A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.
- (typography) The typographical mark †.
- a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
- a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
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- (historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
- (anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
- (anatomy) A rotula of a sea urchin.
- (anatomy) A snake's poison fang.
noun
- A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- A heavy fighting club.
- Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
- An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.
- An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
- A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
- an official who carries a mace of office
- spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
- a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
verb
noun
- An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
- (informal) A dismissal or rejection.
- A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
- (finance) A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.
- (slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
- (figurative) A drastic reduction or cutback.
- an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
verb
noun
- A person armed with such a sword.
- (history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
- A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
- (colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword.
- a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
verb
noun
- A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
- (informal) A child who does not know their father.
- (informal) Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
- A kind of sweet wine.
- A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
- (vulgar, offensive or derogatory, usually referring specifically to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
- A large mould for straining sugar.
- A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
- A writing paper of a particular size.
- An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
- A bastard file.
- (UK, politics, derogatory) A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.
- (often preceded by ‘poor’) A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.
- (endearing or humorous) A man, a fellow, a male friend.
- derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
- the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
adj
- (UK, Ireland, vulgar) Very unpleasant.
- Of or like a bastard (bad person).
- Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
- Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
- (of a language) Imperfect; not spoken or written well or in the classical style; broken.
- (theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
- Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
- Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
- (printing) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
- Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
- fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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verb
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- The blade of a sword.
- The thin, sharp part of a colter.
- (architecture) A section of a groin vault, separated by ribs.
- A plot or scheme.
- (usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
- (manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
- (rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
- (lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
- A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
- The bit of a key.
- The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
- (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
- (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- A latticed or woven structure.
- The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
- The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
- The blade of a saw.
- A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
- computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
- an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
- the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- an interconnected system of things or people
- a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
- membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
- an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
name
verb
noun
- A blade of a sword, knife, etc.
- Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
- The metric, carat, or pearl grain of ¹⁄₄ carat used for measuring precious stones and pearls, now exactly 50 mg.
- An iron fish spear or harpoon, with a number of points half-barbed inwardly.
- (uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
- (countable, uncountable) The crops from which grain is harvested.
- (photography, videography) Visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons.
- One of the branches of a valley or river.
- (botany) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock.
- (in the plural) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum.
- (historical) The French grain of ¹⁄₉₂₁₆ livre, equivalent to 53.11 mg at metricization and equal to exactly 54.25 mg from 1812–1839 as part of the mesures usuelles.
- (countable) A single particle of a substance.
- (dialectal, anatomy) The fangs of a tooth.
- (materials) A region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction.
- (countable) A single seed of grass food crops.
- (dialectal, anatomy) The groin; crotch.
- A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant; an offshoot.
- (countable, chiefly historical) Any of various small units of length originally notionally based on a grain's width, variously standardized at different places and times.
- (uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
- The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.
- (dialectal) A fork in a river valley or ravine.
- (founding) A thin piece of metal, used in a mould to steady a core.
- (uncountable) Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.
- (countable, historical) The carat grain of ¹⁄₄ carat as a measure of gold purity, creating a 96-point scale between 0% and 100% purity.
- An arm of a cross.
- A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
- (dialectal) The branch of a family; clan.
- (astronautics) The solid piece of fuel in an individual solid-fuel rocket engine.
- The English grain of ¹⁄₅₇₆₀ troy pound or ¹⁄₇₀₀₀ pound avoirdupois, now exactly 64.79891 mg.
- (dialectal) A branch or arm of a stream, inlet, or sea.
- the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
- the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
- the smallest possible unit of anything
- a cereal grass
- foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
- a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
- 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
- the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
- dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
- a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
verb
- (transitive) To make granular; to form into grains.
- (transitive) To feed grain to.
- To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
- (tanning) To soften leather.
- To yield fruit.
- (tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
- (intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
- paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
- thoroughly work in
- become granular
- form into grains
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verb
noun
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
verb
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
- The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
- the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
- A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
- A strength or talent; a strong point.
- a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly
- an asset of special worth or utility
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- A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
- (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
- (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
- (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- (British, informal) A condom.
- (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
- (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- a dress suitable for formal occasions
- a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
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- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
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- a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
- (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
- eatables (especially sweets)
- The beat of a drum.
- An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
- A curled position.
- (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
- (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- (diving, gymnastics) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
- (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
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- make a tuck or several folds in
- draw together into folds or puckers
- fit snugly into
- (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck.
- To full, as cloth.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- (ambitransitive, LGBTQ) Of a drag queen, trans woman, etc., to conceal one's penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
- (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- (music) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing piano keys that are outside the thumb (when playing scales).
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
- (ergative) To fit neatly.
- (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.
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- a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
- someone who slashes another person
- A tool for cutting undergrowth.
- One who slashes.
- One who self-injures by cutting.
- A murderer in such a film.
- (fandom slang) One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships.
- A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
- (informal, film) A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
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- The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
- A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
- (uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman
- A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
- (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.
- (firearms) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
- (zoology) Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.
- (countable) The vagina or vulva.
- A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
- (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
- (rare) knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)
- A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
- The part of a knife, fork, file, or other instrument or hand tool, which is inserted into the handle.
- (games) A shuffleboard paddle.
- any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
- a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
- any of various coarse seaweeds
- a tart spicy quality
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- (weaponry) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
- A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
- (American football, basketball) A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.
- (typography) The typographical mark †.
- a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
- a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
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- (historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
- (anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
- (anatomy) A rotula of a sea urchin.
- (anatomy) A snake's poison fang.
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- A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- A heavy fighting club.
- Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
- An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.
- An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
- A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
- an official who carries a mace of office
- spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
- a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
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- An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
- (informal) A dismissal or rejection.
- A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
- (finance) A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.
- (slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
- (figurative) A drastic reduction or cutback.
- an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
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- A person armed with such a sword.
- (history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
- A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
- (colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword.
- a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
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- A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
- (informal) A child who does not know their father.
- (informal) Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
- A kind of sweet wine.
- A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
- (vulgar, offensive or derogatory, usually referring specifically to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
- A large mould for straining sugar.
- A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
- A writing paper of a particular size.
- An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
- A bastard file.
- (UK, politics, derogatory) A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.
- (often preceded by ‘poor’) A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.
- (endearing or humorous) A man, a fellow, a male friend.
- derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
- the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
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- (UK, Ireland, vulgar) Very unpleasant.
- Of or like a bastard (bad person).
- Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
- Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
- (of a language) Imperfect; not spoken or written well or in the classical style; broken.
- (theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
- Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
- Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
- (printing) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
- Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
- fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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Nessuna parola corrispondente trovata. Prova una descrizione più ampia.
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- Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
- Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- (architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless