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noun
- the testing of an idea
- the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- a venture at something new or different
- A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
noun
- A proposition arrived at by such thought.
- Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
- Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational.
- logical and methodical reasoning
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
noun
noun
- an idea evoked by some experience
- extreme conservatism in political or social matters
- (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
- doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
- a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
- a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
- (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Unpurposeful behavior.
- (politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.
- (Internet) An icon or emoji appended to a posted message by a user to express their feeling about it.
- (chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.
- An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
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- A fantastical design.
- (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
- That which comes from one's imagination.
- (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
noun
- A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
- (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
- The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
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- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (music) To embellish.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (transitive) To represent in a picture or drawing.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- understand
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- be or play a part of or in
- judge to be probable
noun
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- A shape.
- A number, an amount.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- Any complex dance moveᵂ.
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- A figure of speech.
- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a well-known or notable person
- a decorative or artistic work
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the impression produced by a person
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
noun
- The capability for rational thought.
- The ability to be aware of things.
- A healthy mental state.
- (uncountable) Attention, consideration or thought.
- Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
- Desire, inclination, or intention.
- Judgment, opinion, or view.
- (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
- The ability to focus the thoughts.
- The ability to remember things.
- Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
- attention
- knowledge and intellectual ability
- an important intellectual
- an opinion formed by judging something
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- recall or remembrance
- your intention; what you intend to do
verb
- (UK, Ireland) Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
- To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
- (chiefly imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).
- (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
- To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.
- (now regional) To remember.
- To be careful about.
- (now rare except in phrases) To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
- (now obsolete outside dialect) To purpose, intend, plan.
- To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
- To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
- be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
- pay close attention to; give heed to
- be in charge of or deal with
- keep in mind
- be concerned with or about something or somebody
- be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
verb
noun
noun
- Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
- (countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
- (countable, politics) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
- A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
- A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
- (astronomy) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
- (card games) a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.
- Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
- the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
- a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
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- A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.
- (countable) A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
- (countable) A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
- (uncountable, now dialectal) Anxiety, distress.
- (uncountable) The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
- (uncountable) The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
- the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
noun
- response to an inquiry or experiment
- the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
- Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
- (amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
- (electronics, cybernetics, control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
verb
noun
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- a general inclusive concept
- A sentiment; an opinion.
- Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
- (Ireland, colloquial, in the plural) Pretentiousness or overambition.
- (colloquial) Inclination; intention; predisposition; disposition.
- Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
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verb
noun
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
- (glassblowing, countable) The support that protects a finished piece as it is detached from a punty.
- (mining, countable) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
- (countable) A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
- An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
- A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
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- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- expect, believe, or suppose
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
noun
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- an amount paid before it is earned
- a movement forward
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a change for the better; progress in development
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
adj
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- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- cause to move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- a way of entering or leaving
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
- a close approximation
- the event of one object coming closer to another
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- (climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- (also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- (aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- (figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- (golf, tennis) Ellipsis of approach shot.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- (bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
verb
- move towards
- begin to deal with
- come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
- come near in time
- make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
- (transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- (intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
- (transitive, mathematical analysis) Used when defining limits, preceded by as: To become arbitrarily close to some value, be it a number, vector or infinity and have an effect on another value.
- (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
- (transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- (transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- (transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- (transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
- (Philippines) a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assumes one's affection is reciprocated, or indulges in one's own wishful thinking or flatters oneself
- (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
- (literally) Someone or something that feels.
- (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
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- Belief in the simulation hypothesis.
- (micronationalism) An ideology or position in which a micronation does not claim or actively seek to achieve sovereignty or independence (statehood), but rather seeks to function as a political or cultural simulation.
- The imitation of characteristics of a certain genre in a roleplaying game.
- An art movement of the 1980s, somewhat akin to pop art.
noun
- the testing of an idea
- the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- a venture at something new or different
- A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
noun
- A proposition arrived at by such thought.
- Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
- Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational.
- logical and methodical reasoning
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
noun
noun
- an idea evoked by some experience
- extreme conservatism in political or social matters
- (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
- doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
- a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
- a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
- (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Unpurposeful behavior.
- (politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.
- (Internet) An icon or emoji appended to a posted message by a user to express their feeling about it.
- (chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.
- An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
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- A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
- (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
- The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
noun
- The capability for rational thought.
- The ability to be aware of things.
- A healthy mental state.
- (uncountable) Attention, consideration or thought.
- Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
- Desire, inclination, or intention.
- Judgment, opinion, or view.
- (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
- The ability to focus the thoughts.
- The ability to remember things.
- Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
- attention
- knowledge and intellectual ability
- an important intellectual
- an opinion formed by judging something
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- recall or remembrance
- your intention; what you intend to do
verb
- (UK, Ireland) Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
- To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
- (chiefly imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).
- (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
- To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.
- (now regional) To remember.
- To be careful about.
- (now rare except in phrases) To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
- (now obsolete outside dialect) To purpose, intend, plan.
- To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
- To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
- be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
- pay close attention to; give heed to
- be in charge of or deal with
- keep in mind
- be concerned with or about something or somebody
- be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
noun
- Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
- (countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
- (countable, politics) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
- A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
- A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
- (astronomy) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
- (card games) a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.
- Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
- the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
- a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
noun
- response to an inquiry or experiment
- the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
- Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
- (amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
- (electronics, cybernetics, control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
verb
noun
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- a general inclusive concept
- A sentiment; an opinion.
- Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
- (Ireland, colloquial, in the plural) Pretentiousness or overambition.
- (colloquial) Inclination; intention; predisposition; disposition.
- Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
noun
verb
noun
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
- (glassblowing, countable) The support that protects a finished piece as it is detached from a punty.
- (mining, countable) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
- (countable) A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
- An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
- A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
adj
verb
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- an amount paid before it is earned
- a movement forward
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a change for the better; progress in development
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
adj
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- cause to move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- a way of entering or leaving
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
- a close approximation
- the event of one object coming closer to another
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- (climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- (also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- (aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- (figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- (golf, tennis) Ellipsis of approach shot.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- (bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
verb
- move towards
- begin to deal with
- come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
- come near in time
- make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
- (transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- (intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
- (transitive, mathematical analysis) Used when defining limits, preceded by as: To become arbitrarily close to some value, be it a number, vector or infinity and have an effect on another value.
- (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
- (transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- (transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- (transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- (transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
- (Philippines) a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assumes one's affection is reciprocated, or indulges in one's own wishful thinking or flatters oneself
- (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
- (literally) Someone or something that feels.
- (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
noun
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
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noun
- Belief in the simulation hypothesis.
- (micronationalism) An ideology or position in which a micronation does not claim or actively seek to achieve sovereignty or independence (statehood), but rather seeks to function as a political or cultural simulation.
- The imitation of characteristics of a certain genre in a roleplaying game.
- An art movement of the 1980s, somewhat akin to pop art.
verb
noun
- A fantastical design.
- (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
- That which comes from one's imagination.
- (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
verb
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (music) To embellish.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (transitive) To represent in a picture or drawing.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- understand
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- be or play a part of or in
- judge to be probable
noun
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- A shape.
- A number, an amount.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- Any complex dance moveᵂ.
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- A figure of speech.
- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a well-known or notable person
- a decorative or artistic work
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the impression produced by a person
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.
- (countable) A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
- (countable) A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
- (uncountable, now dialectal) Anxiety, distress.
- (uncountable) The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
- (uncountable) The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
- the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
verb
- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- expect, believe, or suppose
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
noun
noun
- the testing of an idea
- the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- a venture at something new or different
- A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.