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noun
verb
noun
- The penalty for this offence.
- (in extended use) Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence of praemunire.
- (law, now historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
- The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.
- (figurative) Crime, offence, wrongdoing.
- (figurative) A difficulty or predicament.
verb
noun
- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
verb
- To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- To fail to keep an obligation.
- To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- (law) Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
- lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
adj
noun
- A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- (soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
- A legal sentence.
- (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
- A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
- the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
- a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- (slang) Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
- (loosely, countable) Any treatment or cure.
- (uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
- (often specifically) Scientific medicine.
- (uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
- (mainly historical, uncountable) The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
- Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
- (uncountable) Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
- (uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
verb
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
- (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
- (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
- (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming.
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
adj
verb
noun
- An act that prompts such a penalty.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- (India) A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
- (figuratively) Any group of people.
- (US, military, slang) A lieutenant.
- The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.
- Alternative form of lanterloo: the card game.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
- A game of lanterloo.
- a toilet in Britain
intj
verb
- (now dialect, used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.
- (transitive) To beat in the card game lanterloo.
- To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo.
- (figurative, now dialect) To pay any penalty to any community.
noun
- A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- (figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
- A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
- The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
noun
- threat of a penalty
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (computing) A memory stick.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
verb
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- be loyal to
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
adj
verb
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
noun
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
- money extracted as a penalty
adj
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Of superior quality.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
adv
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- in a delicate manner
intj
verb
- receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it.
- (slang) To be struck (as an act of violence).
- (slang, euphemistic) To have sex, especially referring to its possibility or eventuality.
- To understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
- (idiomatic) To receive a negative thing: to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating; to get what's coming to one; to feel someone's wrath.
intj
verb
- give sanction to
- judge to be right or commendable; think well of
- (transitive, law, English law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
- (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
- (transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
- (intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
verb
noun
- official permission or approval
- formal and explicit approval
- a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
- the act of final authorization
- An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
- (chiefly in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
verb
- (sports) To penalize for an infraction.
- (computing) To signal (an event).
- (transitive) To pave with flagstones.
- To fail, such as a class or an exam.
- (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
- To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
- (chess, intransitive) To lose on time, especially in a blitz game; when using a traditional analog chess clock, a flag would fall when time expired.
- To furnish or deck out with flags.
- (computing) To set a program variable to true.
- To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
- (firearms) To point the muzzle of a firearm at a person or object one does not intend to fire on.
- (biology) In female canids, to signal mating readiness by moving the tail aside to expose the vulva.
- (chess, transitive) To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.
- (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
- To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
- (intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.
- To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
- To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
- To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.
- communicate or signal with a flag
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- provide with a flag
- decorate with flags
- become less intense
noun
- (Internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
- (computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
- (nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
- The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
- Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
- (computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.
- A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
- The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
- (aviation) A mechanical indicator that pops up to draw the pilot's attention to a problem or malfunction.
- (geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
- (British, uncountable) The game of capture the flag.
- A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
- A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
- (geometry) A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.
- (countable) A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
- (nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
- (television) A dark piece of material that can be mounted on a stand to block or shape the light.
- (obsolete except in dialects) A slice of turf; a sod.
- (music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
- a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
- emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
noun
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- an occurrence of something
- something to be imitated
- an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- a representative form or pattern
- An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
- A person punished as a warning to others.
- Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
- Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
- Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
- A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
verb
noun
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- a unit of instruction
- the significance of a story or event
- a task assigned for individual study
- (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
- Something learned or to be learned.
- Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
- A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
- A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
verb
noun
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- An example from real life that explains a principle or teaches a lesson.
- Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.
- A lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.
verb
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- to be a menacing indication of something
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
verb
- impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
- (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
- (transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
- (transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
noun
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (slang) An insult, especially a severe one.
- (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
- the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
- a disrespectful act
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right
- a crime less serious than a felony
- entry to another's property without right or permission
noun
- (law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
- (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
- (transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
- (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
- The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
- a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
verb
- (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
- (science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
- (law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
- (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
- To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
- (software engineering) To backport.
- (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
- (Northern England) To pick up; take possession of.
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift up or elevate
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
noun
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- (law) The loss of forfeit property.
- (law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
- Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
- (law) The property lost as a forfeit.
noun
- lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- An act of being lenient.
- The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
adj
noun
verb
- inflict as a punishment
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
noun
verb
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- change the order or arrangement of
- travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- exchange positions without a change in value
- (transitive, insurance, pensions) To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash
- (intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
- To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
- (transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
- (intransitive) To journey, to make a journey
- (intransitive, Philippines) To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
- (transitive, law, criminology) To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
- (intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
noun
verb
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- (transitive, cricket) To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
- (transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- (transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 12).
- (transitive) To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- (transitive, logic) To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
- (intransitive, ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.
- (ambitransitive, rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
- (intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- (transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.
- (transitive or intransitive, soccer) To score (especially a penalty kick).
- (intransitive) To become converted.
- (intransitive, marketing) To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.
- (ambitransitive, chess) To transform a material or positional advantage into a win.
- (transitive, law) To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
- (transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.
- (transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
- (American football) To score extra points following a touchdown.
noun
- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
- Anyone who has converted from being one thing to being another.
- (Canadian football) The equivalent of a conversion in rugby
- A person who has converted to a religion.
- A person who is now in favour of something that they previously opposed or disliked.
verb
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- give to, and receive from, one another
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
- (transitive) To trade or barter.
- (transitive, figurative) To mutually direct at each other.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
- (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
- (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.
noun
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
- (finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
- (usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
- (telephony) A central office.
- A conversation.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
- (biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
- An act of exchanging or trading.
- A place for conducting trading.
- (telephony) The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office.
- (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
noun
- (uncountable) Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.
- (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.
- (countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
- (countable) A complaint or annoyance.
- (countable, human resources) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
- (countable) Something which causes grief.
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
verb
- correct by punishment or discipline
- hold within limits and control
- bring under control by force or authority
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- put down by force or intimidation
- (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
verb
- correct by punishment or discipline
- make less strong or intense; soften
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- (transitive) To take control of something that is unruly.
- (transitive) To make gentle or meek.
- (intransitive) To become tame or domesticated.
- (transitive) To make submissive or docile.
- (transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
adj
- flat and uninspiring
- brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- very docile
- very restrained or quiet
- (chiefly of animals) Docile or tranquil towards humans.
- (chiefly of animals) Accustomed to human contact.
- (figurative) Of a person, well-behaved; not radical or extreme.
- Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
- (mathematics, of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
- Not exciting.
noun
verb
noun
- The penalty for this offence.
- (in extended use) Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence of praemunire.
- (law, now historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
- The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.
- (figurative) Crime, offence, wrongdoing.
- (figurative) A difficulty or predicament.
verb
noun
- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
verb
- To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- To fail to keep an obligation.
- To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- (law) Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
- lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
adj
noun
- A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- (soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
- A legal sentence.
- (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
- A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
- the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
- a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- (slang) Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
- (loosely, countable) Any treatment or cure.
- (uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
- (often specifically) Scientific medicine.
- (uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
- (mainly historical, uncountable) The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
- Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
- (uncountable) Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
- (uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
verb
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
- (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
- (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
- (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming.
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
adj
verb
noun
- An act that prompts such a penalty.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- (India) A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
- (figuratively) Any group of people.
- (US, military, slang) A lieutenant.
- The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.
- Alternative form of lanterloo: the card game.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
- A game of lanterloo.
- a toilet in Britain
intj
verb
- (now dialect, used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.
- (transitive) To beat in the card game lanterloo.
- To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo.
- (figurative, now dialect) To pay any penalty to any community.
noun
- A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- (figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
- A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
- The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
noun
- threat of a penalty
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (computing) A memory stick.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
verb
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- be loyal to
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
adj
noun
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- an occurrence of something
- something to be imitated
- an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- a representative form or pattern
- An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
- A person punished as a warning to others.
- Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
- Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
- Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
- A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
verb
noun
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- a unit of instruction
- the significance of a story or event
- a task assigned for individual study
- (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
- Something learned or to be learned.
- Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
- A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
- A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
verb
noun
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- An example from real life that explains a principle or teaches a lesson.
- Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.
- A lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.
noun
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (slang) An insult, especially a severe one.
- (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
- the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
- a disrespectful act
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right
- a crime less serious than a felony
- entry to another's property without right or permission
verb
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
noun
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
- money extracted as a penalty
adj
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Of superior quality.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
adv
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- in a delicate manner
intj
noun
- (law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
- (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
- (transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
- (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
- The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
- a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
verb
- (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
- (science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
- (law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
- (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
- To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
- (software engineering) To backport.
- (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
- (Northern England) To pick up; take possession of.
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift up or elevate
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
noun
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- (law) The loss of forfeit property.
- (law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
- Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
- (law) The property lost as a forfeit.
noun
- lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- An act of being lenient.
- The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
noun
- (uncountable) Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.
- (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.
- (countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
- (countable) A complaint or annoyance.
- (countable, human resources) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
- (countable) Something which causes grief.
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
verb
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
noun
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
- money extracted as a penalty
adj
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Of superior quality.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
adv
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- in a delicate manner
intj
verb
- receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it.
- (slang) To be struck (as an act of violence).
- (slang, euphemistic) To have sex, especially referring to its possibility or eventuality.
- To understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
- (idiomatic) To receive a negative thing: to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating; to get what's coming to one; to feel someone's wrath.
intj
verb
- give sanction to
- judge to be right or commendable; think well of
- (transitive, law, English law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
- (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
- (transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
- (intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
verb
noun
- official permission or approval
- formal and explicit approval
- a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
- the act of final authorization
- An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
- (chiefly in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
verb
- (sports) To penalize for an infraction.
- (computing) To signal (an event).
- (transitive) To pave with flagstones.
- To fail, such as a class or an exam.
- (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
- To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
- (chess, intransitive) To lose on time, especially in a blitz game; when using a traditional analog chess clock, a flag would fall when time expired.
- To furnish or deck out with flags.
- (computing) To set a program variable to true.
- To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
- (firearms) To point the muzzle of a firearm at a person or object one does not intend to fire on.
- (biology) In female canids, to signal mating readiness by moving the tail aside to expose the vulva.
- (chess, transitive) To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.
- (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
- To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
- (intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.
- To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
- To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
- To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.
- communicate or signal with a flag
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- provide with a flag
- decorate with flags
- become less intense
noun
- (Internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
- (computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
- (nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
- The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
- Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
- (computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.
- A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
- The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
- (aviation) A mechanical indicator that pops up to draw the pilot's attention to a problem or malfunction.
- (geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
- (British, uncountable) The game of capture the flag.
- A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
- A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
- (geometry) A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.
- (countable) A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
- (nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
- (television) A dark piece of material that can be mounted on a stand to block or shape the light.
- (obsolete except in dialects) A slice of turf; a sod.
- (music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
- a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
- emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
verb
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- to be a menacing indication of something
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
verb
- impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
- (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
- (transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
- (transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
verb
- inflict as a punishment
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
noun
verb
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- change the order or arrangement of
- travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- exchange positions without a change in value
- (transitive, insurance, pensions) To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash
- (intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
- To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
- (transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
- (intransitive) To journey, to make a journey
- (intransitive, Philippines) To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
- (transitive, law, criminology) To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
- (intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
noun
verb
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- (transitive, cricket) To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
- (transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- (transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 12).
- (transitive) To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- (transitive, logic) To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
- (intransitive, ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.
- (ambitransitive, rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
- (intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- (transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.
- (transitive or intransitive, soccer) To score (especially a penalty kick).
- (intransitive) To become converted.
- (intransitive, marketing) To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.
- (ambitransitive, chess) To transform a material or positional advantage into a win.
- (transitive, law) To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
- (transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.
- (transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
- (American football) To score extra points following a touchdown.
noun
- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
- Anyone who has converted from being one thing to being another.
- (Canadian football) The equivalent of a conversion in rugby
- A person who has converted to a religion.
- A person who is now in favour of something that they previously opposed or disliked.
verb
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- give to, and receive from, one another
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
- (transitive) To trade or barter.
- (transitive, figurative) To mutually direct at each other.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
- (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
- (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.
noun
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
- (finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
- (usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
- (telephony) A central office.
- A conversation.
- (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
- (biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
- An act of exchanging or trading.
- A place for conducting trading.
- (telephony) The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office.
- (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
verb
- correct by punishment or discipline
- hold within limits and control
- bring under control by force or authority
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- put down by force or intimidation
- (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
verb
- correct by punishment or discipline
- make less strong or intense; soften
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- (transitive) To take control of something that is unruly.
- (transitive) To make gentle or meek.
- (intransitive) To become tame or domesticated.
- (transitive) To make submissive or docile.
- (transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
adj
- flat and uninspiring
- brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- very docile
- very restrained or quiet
- (chiefly of animals) Docile or tranquil towards humans.
- (chiefly of animals) Accustomed to human contact.
- (figurative) Of a person, well-behaved; not radical or extreme.
- Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
- (mathematics, of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
- Not exciting.
noun
- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
verb
- To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- To fail to keep an obligation.
- To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- (law) Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
- lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime