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- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- (fantasy, science fiction) A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
- (strictly, biology) A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).
- (loosely) Any hominid of the genus Homo.
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- Because of.
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- Supporting, in favour of.
- So as to identify or locate.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- (commerce) For the price of.
- In order to cure, remove or counteract.
- (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
- (nonstandard) So (that), in order to
- Used in various other more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- On behalf of.
- Over (a period of time).
- Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
- (with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.
- To be, or as being.
- (usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.
- In anticipation of.
- (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- (UK) Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- (in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
- The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
- The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
- A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
- That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
- (Catholicism) In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
- The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
- an exemption from some rule or obligation
- the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
- a share that has been dispensed or distributed
- In the direction of; towards.
- Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
- Indicating a degree or level reached.
- So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
- Denotes the end of a range.
- According to.
- Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
- (informal) With implied hour.
- So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
- Used more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.
- (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
- (Canada, Cornwall (UK), Newfoundland, Wales, West Midlands (UK)) At.
- Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
- Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
- (time) Preceding (the stated hour).
- So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
- Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
- having a purpose
- having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- (grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
- (psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
- (sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.
- An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
- Death.
- Destiny, especially terrible.
- Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
- an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- (poetic) Humankind in general.
- A surname
- A village in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.
- The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.
- Abbreviation of Manchester: a city in England (especially in football).
- A city and department in the Ivory Coast.
- A town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.
- The genus Homo.
- A surname from Chinese.
- Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.
- directed outward or serving to direct something outward
- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
- not allowed to continue to bat or run
- knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
- outside or external
- no longer fashionable
- outer or outlying
- not worth considering as a possibility
- excluded from use or mention
- being out or having grown cold
- (of the tide) At or near its lowest level.
- (of options) No longer acceptable or permissible.
- Without; no longer in possession of; not having any more.
- (of flowers) In bloom.
- Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement.
- (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
- (of an organization, etc.) Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.
- No longer popular or in fashion.
- Freed from secrecy.
- (by extension, uncommon) Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity.
- (LGBTQ) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.
- (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
- Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
- Not fitted or inserted into something.
- (of a user of a service) Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications.
- (Australia, of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies, or in error by a stated amount.
- Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
- Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
- (of certain services, devices, or facilities) Not available; out of service.
- Unconscious.
- (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.
- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
- A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
- (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
- (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
- (film, colloquial) An outtake.
- A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
- (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
- away from home
- from one's possession
- Away from the doer, especially vigorously.
- (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
- Used to intensify or emphasize.
- To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
- Outside; not indoors.
- Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
- Into a state of existence or visibility.
- Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.
- Shows that an activity has been completed to the point of exhaustion.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- (sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
- Away from the inside or centre.
- (cricket, baseball, of a player) So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket or a forced out in baseball).
- (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually after, the present or a stated event) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from")
- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- (intransitive) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
- To kill; to snuff out.
- (transitive) To reveal (a secret).
- (transitive) To eject; to expel.
- (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- (transitive, LGBTQ) To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc).
- someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
- a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
- (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
- A messenger.
- (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- A representative.
- A diplomat.
- Intending to harm; malevolent.
- Morally corrupt.
- (computing, programming, slang) Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.
- Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
- Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
- morally bad or wrong
- having the nature of vice
- having or exerting a malignant influence
- Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
- morally objectionable behavior
- the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
- (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
- A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
- An adult or adolescent male servant. Anyone from a right-hand man (high-ranking assistant) to a low-ranking servant.
- (historical) A vassal; a subject.
- An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
- A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.
- (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
- A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
- A term of familiar address usually reserved for other adult males. It works both with ones whose name is known and ones whose name is unknown.
- A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
- An adult male human.
- A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
- A husband.
- (sports) A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
- (military slang) A soldier below the rank of a non-commissioned officer.
- A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.
- A male lover; a boyfriend.
- an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer
- a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
- a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- a male subordinate
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
- a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
- the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
- (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
- (uncountable, history) Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
- (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
- (countable, especially India) An email message.
- (now regional) A bag or wallet.
- Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
- A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
- A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
- (uncountable, by extension, now fiction, fantasy) Armour consisting of small plates linked together.
- (historical) An old French coin worth half a denier.
- (chiefly Scotland) Rent.
- (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
- (uncountable) Email messages conceived in bulk (as with the analogous sense of physical mail).
- The postal service or system in general.
- The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
- (chiefly US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
- (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
- (chiefly Scotland) Tax.
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- place so as to be noticed
- To post a message on a social media website
- ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
- affix in a public place or for public notice
- enter on a public list
- assign to a post; put into a post
- publicize with, or as if with, a poster
- assign to a station
- mark or expose as infamous
- mark with a stake
- display, as of records in sports games
- To assign to a station; to set; to place.
- (Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
- To travel quickly; to hurry.
- (law) To pay bail.
- To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
- To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
- (gambling) To pay (a stake or blind).
- (transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
- (UK, Ireland, India, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
- (transitive, by extension) To announce publicly; to publish.
- (horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
- To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
- (accounting) To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
- To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
- a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
- an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
- A message on a social media website
- the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
- the delivery and collection of letters and packages
- a job in an organization
- (film, informal) Post-production.
- (American football) A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
- (vocal music, chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
- A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
- An assigned station; a guard post.
- The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
- (sports) A goalpost.
- A location on a basketball court near the basket.
- (paper, printing) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
- (now historical) Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
- (dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
- (construction) A stud; a two-by-four.
- A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
- An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
- An appointed position in an organization, job.
- A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
- A pole in a battery.
- A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
- (medicine, informal) A post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
- transfer
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- transport commercially
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- cause to go somewhere
- to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
- assign to a station
- (slang) To pursue (a course of action) committedly, enthusiastically, and often recklessly; go for.
- (climbing, transitive) To climb a route without falling.
- (transitive) To bring to a certain condition, to drive.
- (transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
- (nautical, intransitive) To pitch.
- (intransitive, usually with for) To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
- (transitive, slang) To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
- (UK, slang) To call out or diss a specific person in a diss track.
- (Nigeria, slang, intransitive) To care.
- (Singapore, transitive) To give (someone) a lift, to drive (someone) to another place.
- (telecommunications) An operation in which data is transmitted.
- (UK, slang) A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
- (graphical user interface; often capitalized, or capitalized and put in quotation marks) An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message.
- (Scotland) A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
- (climbing) A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.
- (nautical) Alternative form of scend.
- A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
- (ornithology) A group of common grackles.
- (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- a swarm of insects that attack plants
- any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
- an annoyance
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- In the direction of, or toward.
- (rare or no longer productive) In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2.
- (no longer productive) In, into. Also passing into sense 5.
- (no longer productive) Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or motion.
- (no longer productive) Of, from.
- Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).
- (no longer productive) Away from.
- (Devon) Used to form the past participle of a verb.
- (no longer productive) Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
- (Chester) Used as a prefix to verbs in the sense of remaining in the same condition. Actively doing something.
- (no longer productive) Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
- (no longer productive) Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.
- Not, without, opposite of.
- Of or pertaining to humanism.
- of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
- pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
- marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
- of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
- (uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.
- (uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
- (countable) Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
- (uncountable) The human condition or nature.
- the quality of being humane
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- the quality of being human
- In a time approaching our own.
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- have in mind as a purpose
- mean or intend to express or convey
- denote or connote
- design or destine
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To strain; make tense.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
- have in mind as a purpose
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- have in mind as a purpose
- expect, believe, or suppose
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- imagine or visualize
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- have or formulate in the mind
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- To presume; to venture.
- (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone [with of; or (rare) with on]
- (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- (informal, used to show obviousness or agreement) Ellipsis of think so.
- (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
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- The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
- The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
- A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
- That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
- (Catholicism) In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
- The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
- an exemption from some rule or obligation
- the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
- a share that has been dispensed or distributed
- someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
- a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
- (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
- A messenger.
- (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- A representative.
- A diplomat.
- (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
- A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
- An adult or adolescent male servant. Anyone from a right-hand man (high-ranking assistant) to a low-ranking servant.
- (historical) A vassal; a subject.
- An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
- A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.
- (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
- A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
- A term of familiar address usually reserved for other adult males. It works both with ones whose name is known and ones whose name is unknown.
- A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
- An adult male human.
- A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
- A husband.
- (sports) A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
- (military slang) A soldier below the rank of a non-commissioned officer.
- A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.
- A male lover; a boyfriend.
- an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer
- a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
- a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- a male subordinate
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
- (ornithology) A group of common grackles.
- (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- a swarm of insects that attack plants
- any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
- an annoyance
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- (uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.
- (uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
- (countable) Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
- (uncountable) The human condition or nature.
- the quality of being humane
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- the quality of being human
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- (sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.
- An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
- Death.
- Destiny, especially terrible.
- Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
- an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
- a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
- the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
- (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
- (uncountable, history) Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
- (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
- (countable, especially India) An email message.
- (now regional) A bag or wallet.
- Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
- A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
- A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
- (uncountable, by extension, now fiction, fantasy) Armour consisting of small plates linked together.
- (historical) An old French coin worth half a denier.
- (chiefly Scotland) Rent.
- (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
- (uncountable) Email messages conceived in bulk (as with the analogous sense of physical mail).
- The postal service or system in general.
- The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
- (chiefly US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
- (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
- (chiefly Scotland) Tax.
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- place so as to be noticed
- To post a message on a social media website
- ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
- affix in a public place or for public notice
- enter on a public list
- assign to a post; put into a post
- publicize with, or as if with, a poster
- assign to a station
- mark or expose as infamous
- mark with a stake
- display, as of records in sports games
- To assign to a station; to set; to place.
- (Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
- To travel quickly; to hurry.
- (law) To pay bail.
- To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
- To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
- (gambling) To pay (a stake or blind).
- (transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
- (UK, Ireland, India, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
- (transitive, by extension) To announce publicly; to publish.
- (horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
- To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
- (accounting) To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
- To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
- a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
- an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
- A message on a social media website
- the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
- the delivery and collection of letters and packages
- a job in an organization
- (film, informal) Post-production.
- (American football) A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
- (vocal music, chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
- A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
- An assigned station; a guard post.
- The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
- (sports) A goalpost.
- A location on a basketball court near the basket.
- (paper, printing) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
- (now historical) Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
- (dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
- (construction) A stud; a two-by-four.
- A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
- An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
- An appointed position in an organization, job.
- A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
- A pole in a battery.
- A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
- (medicine, informal) A post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
- transfer
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- transport commercially
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- cause to go somewhere
- to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
- assign to a station
- (slang) To pursue (a course of action) committedly, enthusiastically, and often recklessly; go for.
- (climbing, transitive) To climb a route without falling.
- (transitive) To bring to a certain condition, to drive.
- (transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
- (nautical, intransitive) To pitch.
- (intransitive, usually with for) To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
- (transitive, slang) To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
- (UK, slang) To call out or diss a specific person in a diss track.
- (Nigeria, slang, intransitive) To care.
- (Singapore, transitive) To give (someone) a lift, to drive (someone) to another place.
- (telecommunications) An operation in which data is transmitted.
- (UK, slang) A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
- (graphical user interface; often capitalized, or capitalized and put in quotation marks) An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message.
- (Scotland) A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
- (climbing) A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.
- (nautical) Alternative form of scend.
- have in mind as a purpose
- mean or intend to express or convey
- denote or connote
- design or destine
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To strain; make tense.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
- have in mind as a purpose
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- have in mind as a purpose
- expect, believe, or suppose
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- imagine or visualize
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- have or formulate in the mind
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- To presume; to venture.
- (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone [with of; or (rare) with on]
- (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- (informal, used to show obviousness or agreement) Ellipsis of think so.
- (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
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- In a time approaching our own.
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
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- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- (fantasy, science fiction) A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
- (strictly, biology) A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).
- (loosely) Any hominid of the genus Homo.
- having a purpose
- having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- (grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
- (psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
- directed outward or serving to direct something outward
- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
- not allowed to continue to bat or run
- knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
- outside or external
- no longer fashionable
- outer or outlying
- not worth considering as a possibility
- excluded from use or mention
- being out or having grown cold
- (of the tide) At or near its lowest level.
- (of options) No longer acceptable or permissible.
- Without; no longer in possession of; not having any more.
- (of flowers) In bloom.
- Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement.
- (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
- (of an organization, etc.) Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.
- No longer popular or in fashion.
- Freed from secrecy.
- (by extension, uncommon) Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity.
- (LGBTQ) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.
- (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
- Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
- Not fitted or inserted into something.
- (of a user of a service) Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications.
- (Australia, of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies, or in error by a stated amount.
- Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
- Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
- (of certain services, devices, or facilities) Not available; out of service.
- Unconscious.
- (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.
- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
- A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
- (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
- (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
- (film, colloquial) An outtake.
- A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
- (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
- away from home
- from one's possession
- Away from the doer, especially vigorously.
- (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
- Used to intensify or emphasize.
- To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
- Outside; not indoors.
- Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
- Into a state of existence or visibility.
- Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.
- Shows that an activity has been completed to the point of exhaustion.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- (sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
- Away from the inside or centre.
- (cricket, baseball, of a player) So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket or a forced out in baseball).
- (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually after, the present or a stated event) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from")
- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- (intransitive) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
- To kill; to snuff out.
- (transitive) To reveal (a secret).
- (transitive) To eject; to expel.
- (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- (transitive, LGBTQ) To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc).
- Intending to harm; malevolent.
- Morally corrupt.
- (computing, programming, slang) Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.
- Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
- Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
- morally bad or wrong
- having the nature of vice
- having or exerting a malignant influence
- Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
- morally objectionable behavior
- the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
- Of or pertaining to humanism.
- of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
- pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
- marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
- of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion