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verb
- cause to grow thin or weak
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
- separate into constituents by soaking
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
- To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
noun
verb
- cause to grow thin or weak
- become physically weaker
- (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- use inefficiently or inappropriately
- dispose of
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- run off as waste
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- spend extravagantly
- (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
- (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
- (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- (law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
- (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
noun
- A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
- any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- the trait of wasting resources
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- Gradual loss or decay.
- (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
- (law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- Excrement or urine.
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- A vast expanse of water.
- (historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
adj
verb
- become physically weaker
- break down
- (transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- (intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- (intransitive, figurative) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
noun
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- (uncountable) Verbal nonsense.
- Decaying matter.
- (chiefly in compounds) Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
adj
verb
adj
verb
verb
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
noun
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
intj
verb
- lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
- lose sparkle or bouquet
- cover with a pall
- become less interesting or attractive
- cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
- cause to become flat
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull, to weaken.
- (intransitive) To become dull, insipid, tasteless, or vapid; to lose life, spirit, strength, or taste.
- (transitive) To cloak or cover with, or as if with, a pall.
- Alternative form of pawl.
noun
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- a sudden numbing dread
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.
- (figuratively) Something that covers or surrounds like a cloak; in particular, a cloud of dust, smoke, etc., or a feeling of fear, gloom, or suspicion.
- (Christianity) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist.
- Alternative form of pawl.
- (heraldry) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.
- (Christianity) Especially in Roman Catholicism: a pallium (“liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble”).
adj
noun
- (television) The skewing or bending of the upper part of a television picture due to imperfect synchronization of the video signal.
- The process by which something flags or tires.
- A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
- Use of a handkerchief code or analogous display to signal sexual interests.
- flagstones collectively
- a walk of flagstones
verb
noun
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- The quality of being delicate.
- refined taste; tact
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- lack of physical strength
- lightness in movement or manner
- something considered choice to eat
- slenderness
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
adj
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- (of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
- (mathematics) Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
- (of writing, etc.) overwrought.
- Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
adj
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
adv
noun
verb
- lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- make thin or thinner
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- take off weight
- To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
- To dilute.
- (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
- (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
adj
- very narrow
- not dense
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
- lacking substance or significance
- lacking excess flesh
- (aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.
- Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
- (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
- Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- Poor; scanty; without money or success.
- Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
adv
noun
adj
- physically weak
- Weak; infirm.
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
- (medicine) In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.
- Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- Mentally fragile.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
noun
- the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
- Synonym of farasola (“old unit of weight”).
- A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
- A rush for weaving baskets.
- The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- sounding as if the nose were pinched
- as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
- Compressed.
- Financially hurt or damaged.
- Very thin, as if drawn together.
- (of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- not used to good advantage
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- (slang) Very drunk or stoned.
- (medicine) Low weight-for-height (for a person).
- Ravaged or deteriorated.
- Emaciated and haggard.
- Not profitably used.
- (slang) Exhausted.
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- weakened and infirm
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
verb
verb
adj
noun
noun
- The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.
- (US, humorous, in the plural as “extenuations”) Thin garments.
- The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; and instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure.
- The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms.
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
adj
noun
verb
verb
- deteriorate in health
- go back to bad behavior
- (intransitive, informal, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
- (intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- (intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
noun
verb
- deplete of strength or vitality
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- drain off the color in the course of laundering
- lose color in the process of being washed
- wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
- prevent or interrupt due to rain
- wear or destroy by the force of water
- (idiomatic) To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
- (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
- To wash the inside of something.
- To remove something by washing.
- (idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
- To be removed by washing.
- To fail utterly at something one has attempted.
verb
- (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- (transitive, gambling) To bet against (someone).
- (transitive) To cause to fade.
- (intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
- (transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
- disappear gradually
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
- become feeble
- lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
noun
- (slang) A fight.
- (golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
- (slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
- A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
- (music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- gradually ceasing to be visible
adj
- Of a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
- Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
- Of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- Of a colour: not bright; dull, muted.
- Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
- Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried.
- Of a period of time: characterized by lack of activity; pleasant and relaxed; unstressful.
- lacking spirit or liveliness
noun
verb
- (transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
- (transitive) To rarefy.
- (transitive) To weaken.
- (brewing) (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
- (intransitive) To become thin or fine; to grow less.
- (transitive, medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
- (transitive, electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
- (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
adj
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
noun
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- hit, especially on the head
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- come to a stop
- (colloquial, often with out) To become unconscious.
- (slang) To hit, especially on the head.
- (colloquial, often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down.
noun
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (transitive) To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
- (programming slang, Perl) To abort the current program indicating a user or caller error.
- (intransitive) To make a croak sound.
- (intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound.
- To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
- (slang) To die.
noun
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
- lose sparkle or bouquet
- suffer or face the pain of death
- suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
- stop operating or functioning
- languish as with love or desire
- feel indifferent towards
- disappear or come to an end
- to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
- cut or shape with a die
- followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use:
- (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- (intransitive, of a machine) To stop working; to break down or otherwise lose "vitality".
- (intransitive, figuratively) To yearn intensely.
- (intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
- (intransitive, colloquial, hyperbolic) To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
- (video games, slang) To lose or be eliminated from a game, particularly with a deathlike animation.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
- (in bare form) to die in a certain form.
- To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
- To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
- (now sometimes proscribed) followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from):
- (still current) followed by with as an indication of manner:
- (transitive) To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
- (intransitive, of a legislative bill or resolution) To expire at the end of the session of a legislature without having been brought to a vote.
- (intransitive, figurative, hyperbolic) To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
- followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes:
- (of a stand-up comedian or a joke, slang) To fail to evoke laughter from the audience.
- (often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
- followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences:
- (intransitive, of a computer program) To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).
- (architecture) To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
- To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
noun
- a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- a device used for shaping metal
- a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
- (semiconductors, plural also dice) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
- A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
- A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
- An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
- An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.
- The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
- A device for cutting into a specified shape.
- Any small cubical or square body.
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verb
adv
intj
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- move out of or depart from
- lose the lead
- (bridge, intransitive) To give up the lead.
- (intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
- (transitive, originally US, also figuratively) To depart from or leave (a place or situation).
- (intransitive, often euphemistic) To depart from life; to die.
- (intransitive, drama, also figuratively) Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.
- (ambitransitive, computing) To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)
- (theater) To leave a scene or depart from a stage.
- (transitive, specifically) To alight or disembark from a vehicle.
noun
- an opening that permits escape or release
- the act of going out
- euphemistic expressions for death
- An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- (specifically, drama) The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
- (figuratively, often euphemistic) The act of departing from life; death.
- An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.
- (road transport) A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- lose validity
- expel air
- (transitive) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
- (intransitive) To die.
- (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
- (transitive, computing) To cause to lapse; to invalidate.
- (ambitransitive) To exhale; to breathe out.
- (intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
- (transitive) To bring to a close; to terminate.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- lead, extend, or afford access
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- be spent
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- to be spent or finished
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- progress by being changed
- be abolished or discarded
- begin or set in motion
- be contained in
- stop operating or functioning
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- follow a procedure or take a course
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be ranked or compare
- be awarded; be allotted
- move away from a place into another direction
- blend or harmonize
- make a certain noise or sound
- be in the right place or situation
- follow a certain course
- perform as expected when applied
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- continue to live and avoid dying
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- (intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- (transitive) To make the (specified) sound.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become (often used with colors and negative states).
- To come (to a certain condition or state).
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- (intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- (intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- (transitive) To yield or weigh.
- (intransitive) To die.
- (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
- (intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- (imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.
- (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- (intransitive) To be valid or applicable.
- (intransitive) To leave; to move away.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To fight, usually with the fists.
- To travel or pass along.
- (intransitive, colloquial, with another verb, sometimes linked by and) To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- (intransitive) To fight or attack.
- (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- (in phrases with 'as') Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.
- (intransitive) To be accepted.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
- To move to (a position or state).
- (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
- (intransitive, snooker) Of a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls.
- (intransitive) To extend along.
- (intransitive, usually followed by with) To pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.
- (transitive, colloquial) To say (something, aloud or to oneself).
- (transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- (intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- (intransitive, often followed by a preposition) To fit.
- (transitive, Australian slang) To attack.
- (intransitive) To date.
- (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
- (intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
- (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- (intransitive) To belong (somewhere).
- (intransitive) To be spent or used up.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To be out.
- (intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.
- (intransitive) Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
- (intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- (intransitive) To be sold.
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- (intransitive) To break down or decay.
- (intransitive) To be discarded or disposed of.
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- (intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- (intransitive) To tend (toward a result)
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- (intransitive) To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- (intransitive) To attend.
- (intransitive, copulative) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access (to).
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- (transitive) To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- (UK, especially MLE, Australia, Singapore, intransitive, colloquial) Clipping of go to the.
- (intransitive) To resort (to).
- (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for.
adj
noun
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a usually brief attempt
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- An attempt, a try.
- An act; the working or operation.
- (uncountable) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- (cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- A period of activity.
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- (uncommon) The act of going.
- (board games) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- A time; an experience.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- accept or judge as acceptable
- be superior or better than some standard
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- throw (a ball) to another player
- allow to go without comment or censure
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- go unchallenged; be approved
- eliminate from the body
- move past
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- for time to move forward
- travel past
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- disappear gradually
- be inherited by
- grant authorization or clearance for
- transmit information
- go across or through
- pass over, across, or through
- cause to pass
- place into the hands or custody of
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- come to pass
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (intransitive) To proceed without hindrance or opposition.
- (intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.
- (transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
- (intransitive, stative, sociology) To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex, or other group to which one does not belong or would not have originally appeared to belong; especially to be considered white although one has black ancestry, or a woman although one was assigned male at birth or vice versa.
- (intransitive) To continue.
- (intransitive, law) To make a judgment on or upon a person or case.
- (intransitive, American football) To throw the ball, generally downfield, towards a teammate.
- (transitive, of time) To spend.
- (intransitive, card games) In euchre, to decline to make the trump.
- (transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
- (transitive) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.
- (transitive) To utter; to pronounce; to pledge.
- (intransitive, transitive) To achieve a successful outcome from.
- (transitive) To put in circulation; to give currency to.
- (intransitive) To happen.
- (intransitive) To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).
- (intransitive, stative) To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".
- (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
- (transitive, nautical) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
- (intransitive) To progress from one state to another; to advance.
- (transitive, cooking) To put through a sieve.
- (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- (transitive, soccer) To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.
- (ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
- (intransitive, transitive) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body).
- (intransitive, law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.
- (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to be spent.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
- (intransitive) To decline something that is offered or available.
- (intransitive) In turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn.
- (transitive) To reject; to pass up.
- (intransitive, transitive, medicine) To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
- (intransitive) To depart, to cease, to come to an end.
- (intransitive) To go from one person to another.
- (transitive) To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
- (intransitive) To decline or not attempt to answer a question.
- (transitive) To move (the ball or puck) to a teammate.
- (intransitive, fencing) To make a lunge or swipe.
adj
noun
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a usually brief attempt
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- (military) a written leave of absence
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
- a difficult juncture
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a complimentary ticket
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- (cooking) The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
- An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
- A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
- An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
- (fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
- A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
- (computing, slang) A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
- (computing) A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
- The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
- A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
- Success in an examination or similar test.
- (sports) The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
- (rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
- An attempt.
- A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
- (figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit.
- A sexual advance (often in the phrase make a pass).
- (baseball) An intentional walk.
- Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
- (sports) The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- leave quickly
- (intransitive, slang) To perform extremely well (in a video game or other activity).
- (transitive) To thrust away, or put off promptly.
- (intransitive, informal) To release flatulence, generally in short rapid succession.
- (intransitive, informal, usually derogatory) To speak frankly.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave and return in a short time.
- (transitive) To fire or launch (a shot, projectile, or missile), especially singly or in small bursts.
- (transitive, informal) To kill someone.
- (intransitive, informal) To die suddenly.
- (transitive, informal, UK) To turn off.
noun
- A gradual diminishing of strength.
- (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
- (homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
- (brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
- (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
- (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
- (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
- the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
- weakening in force or intensity
noun
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- The quality of being delicate.
- refined taste; tact
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- lack of physical strength
- lightness in movement or manner
- something considered choice to eat
- slenderness
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
noun
- The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.
- (US, humorous, in the plural as “extenuations”) Thin garments.
- The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; and instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure.
- The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms.
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
verb
- cause to grow thin or weak
- become physically weaker
- (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- use inefficiently or inappropriately
- dispose of
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- run off as waste
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- spend extravagantly
- (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
- (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
- (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- (law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
- (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
noun
- A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
- any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- the trait of wasting resources
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- Gradual loss or decay.
- (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
- (law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- Excrement or urine.
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- A vast expanse of water.
- (historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
adj
noun
- A gradual diminishing of strength.
- (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
- (homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
- (brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
- (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
- (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
- (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
- the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
- weakening in force or intensity
adj
noun
verb
verb
- cause to grow thin or weak
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
- separate into constituents by soaking
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
- To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
noun
verb
- cause to grow thin or weak
- become physically weaker
- (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- use inefficiently or inappropriately
- dispose of
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- run off as waste
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- spend extravagantly
- (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
- (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
- (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- (law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
- (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
noun
- A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
- any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- the trait of wasting resources
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- Gradual loss or decay.
- (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
- (law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- Excrement or urine.
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- A vast expanse of water.
- (historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
adj
verb
- become physically weaker
- break down
- (transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- (intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- (intransitive, figurative) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
noun
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- (uncountable) Verbal nonsense.
- Decaying matter.
- (chiefly in compounds) Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
verb
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
noun
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
intj
verb
- lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
- lose sparkle or bouquet
- cover with a pall
- become less interesting or attractive
- cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
- cause to become flat
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull, to weaken.
- (intransitive) To become dull, insipid, tasteless, or vapid; to lose life, spirit, strength, or taste.
- (transitive) To cloak or cover with, or as if with, a pall.
- Alternative form of pawl.
noun
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- a sudden numbing dread
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.
- (figuratively) Something that covers or surrounds like a cloak; in particular, a cloud of dust, smoke, etc., or a feeling of fear, gloom, or suspicion.
- (Christianity) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist.
- Alternative form of pawl.
- (heraldry) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.
- (Christianity) Especially in Roman Catholicism: a pallium (“liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble”).
verb
- lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- make thin or thinner
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- take off weight
- To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
- To dilute.
- (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
- (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
adj
- very narrow
- not dense
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
- lacking substance or significance
- lacking excess flesh
- (aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.
- Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
- (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
- Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- Poor; scanty; without money or success.
- Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
adv
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- deteriorate in health
- go back to bad behavior
- (intransitive, informal, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
- (intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- (intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
noun
verb
- deplete of strength or vitality
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- drain off the color in the course of laundering
- lose color in the process of being washed
- wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
- prevent or interrupt due to rain
- wear or destroy by the force of water
- (idiomatic) To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
- (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
- To wash the inside of something.
- To remove something by washing.
- (idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
- To be removed by washing.
- To fail utterly at something one has attempted.
verb
- (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- (transitive, gambling) To bet against (someone).
- (transitive) To cause to fade.
- (intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
- (transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
- disappear gradually
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
- become feeble
- lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
noun
- (slang) A fight.
- (golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
- (slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
- A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
- (music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- gradually ceasing to be visible
verb
- (transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
- (transitive) To rarefy.
- (transitive) To weaken.
- (brewing) (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
- (intransitive) To become thin or fine; to grow less.
- (transitive, medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
- (transitive, electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
- (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
adj
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
noun
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- hit, especially on the head
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- come to a stop
- (colloquial, often with out) To become unconscious.
- (slang) To hit, especially on the head.
- (colloquial, often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down.
noun
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (transitive) To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
- (programming slang, Perl) To abort the current program indicating a user or caller error.
- (intransitive) To make a croak sound.
- (intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound.
- To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
- (slang) To die.
noun
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
- lose sparkle or bouquet
- suffer or face the pain of death
- suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
- stop operating or functioning
- languish as with love or desire
- feel indifferent towards
- disappear or come to an end
- to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
- cut or shape with a die
- followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use:
- (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- (intransitive, of a machine) To stop working; to break down or otherwise lose "vitality".
- (intransitive, figuratively) To yearn intensely.
- (intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
- (intransitive, colloquial, hyperbolic) To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
- (video games, slang) To lose or be eliminated from a game, particularly with a deathlike animation.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
- (in bare form) to die in a certain form.
- To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
- To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
- (now sometimes proscribed) followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from):
- (still current) followed by with as an indication of manner:
- (transitive) To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
- (intransitive, of a legislative bill or resolution) To expire at the end of the session of a legislature without having been brought to a vote.
- (intransitive, figurative, hyperbolic) To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
- followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes:
- (of a stand-up comedian or a joke, slang) To fail to evoke laughter from the audience.
- (often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
- followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences:
- (intransitive, of a computer program) To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).
- (architecture) To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
- To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
noun
- a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- a device used for shaping metal
- a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
- (semiconductors, plural also dice) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
- A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
- A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
- An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
- An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.
- The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
- A device for cutting into a specified shape.
- Any small cubical or square body.
adv
verb
adv
intj
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- move out of or depart from
- lose the lead
- (bridge, intransitive) To give up the lead.
- (intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
- (transitive, originally US, also figuratively) To depart from or leave (a place or situation).
- (intransitive, often euphemistic) To depart from life; to die.
- (intransitive, drama, also figuratively) Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.
- (ambitransitive, computing) To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)
- (theater) To leave a scene or depart from a stage.
- (transitive, specifically) To alight or disembark from a vehicle.
noun
- an opening that permits escape or release
- the act of going out
- euphemistic expressions for death
- An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- (specifically, drama) The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
- (figuratively, often euphemistic) The act of departing from life; death.
- An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.
- (road transport) A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- lose validity
- expel air
- (transitive) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
- (intransitive) To die.
- (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
- (transitive, computing) To cause to lapse; to invalidate.
- (ambitransitive) To exhale; to breathe out.
- (intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
- (transitive) To bring to a close; to terminate.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- lead, extend, or afford access
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- be spent
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- to be spent or finished
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- progress by being changed
- be abolished or discarded
- begin or set in motion
- be contained in
- stop operating or functioning
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- follow a procedure or take a course
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be ranked or compare
- be awarded; be allotted
- move away from a place into another direction
- blend or harmonize
- make a certain noise or sound
- be in the right place or situation
- follow a certain course
- perform as expected when applied
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- continue to live and avoid dying
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- (intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- (transitive) To make the (specified) sound.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become (often used with colors and negative states).
- To come (to a certain condition or state).
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- (intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- (intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- (transitive) To yield or weigh.
- (intransitive) To die.
- (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
- (intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- (imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.
- (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- (intransitive) To be valid or applicable.
- (intransitive) To leave; to move away.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To fight, usually with the fists.
- To travel or pass along.
- (intransitive, colloquial, with another verb, sometimes linked by and) To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- (intransitive) To fight or attack.
- (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- (in phrases with 'as') Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.
- (intransitive) To be accepted.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
- To move to (a position or state).
- (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
- (intransitive, snooker) Of a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls.
- (intransitive) To extend along.
- (intransitive, usually followed by with) To pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.
- (transitive, colloquial) To say (something, aloud or to oneself).
- (transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- (intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- (intransitive, often followed by a preposition) To fit.
- (transitive, Australian slang) To attack.
- (intransitive) To date.
- (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
- (intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
- (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- (intransitive) To belong (somewhere).
- (intransitive) To be spent or used up.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To be out.
- (intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.
- (intransitive) Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
- (intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- (intransitive) To be sold.
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- (intransitive) To break down or decay.
- (intransitive) To be discarded or disposed of.
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- (intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- (intransitive) To tend (toward a result)
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- (intransitive) To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- (intransitive) To attend.
- (intransitive, copulative) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access (to).
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- (transitive) To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- (UK, especially MLE, Australia, Singapore, intransitive, colloquial) Clipping of go to the.
- (intransitive) To resort (to).
- (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for.
adj
noun
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a usually brief attempt
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- An attempt, a try.
- An act; the working or operation.
- (uncountable) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- (cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- A period of activity.
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- (uncommon) The act of going.
- (board games) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- A time; an experience.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- accept or judge as acceptable
- be superior or better than some standard
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- throw (a ball) to another player
- allow to go without comment or censure
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- go unchallenged; be approved
- eliminate from the body
- move past
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- for time to move forward
- travel past
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- disappear gradually
- be inherited by
- grant authorization or clearance for
- transmit information
- go across or through
- pass over, across, or through
- cause to pass
- place into the hands or custody of
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- come to pass
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (intransitive) To proceed without hindrance or opposition.
- (intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.
- (transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
- (intransitive, stative, sociology) To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex, or other group to which one does not belong or would not have originally appeared to belong; especially to be considered white although one has black ancestry, or a woman although one was assigned male at birth or vice versa.
- (intransitive) To continue.
- (intransitive, law) To make a judgment on or upon a person or case.
- (intransitive, American football) To throw the ball, generally downfield, towards a teammate.
- (transitive, of time) To spend.
- (intransitive, card games) In euchre, to decline to make the trump.
- (transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
- (transitive) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.
- (transitive) To utter; to pronounce; to pledge.
- (intransitive, transitive) To achieve a successful outcome from.
- (transitive) To put in circulation; to give currency to.
- (intransitive) To happen.
- (intransitive) To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).
- (intransitive, stative) To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".
- (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
- (transitive, nautical) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
- (intransitive) To progress from one state to another; to advance.
- (transitive, cooking) To put through a sieve.
- (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- (transitive, soccer) To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.
- (ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
- (intransitive, transitive) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body).
- (intransitive, law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.
- (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to be spent.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
- (intransitive) To decline something that is offered or available.
- (intransitive) In turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn.
- (transitive) To reject; to pass up.
- (intransitive, transitive, medicine) To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
- (intransitive) To depart, to cease, to come to an end.
- (intransitive) To go from one person to another.
- (transitive) To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
- (intransitive) To decline or not attempt to answer a question.
- (transitive) To move (the ball or puck) to a teammate.
- (intransitive, fencing) To make a lunge or swipe.
adj
noun
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a usually brief attempt
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- (military) a written leave of absence
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
- a difficult juncture
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a complimentary ticket
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- (cooking) The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
- An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
- A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
- An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
- (fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
- A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
- (computing, slang) A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
- (computing) A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
- The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
- A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
- Success in an examination or similar test.
- (sports) The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
- (rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
- An attempt.
- A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
- (figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit.
- A sexual advance (often in the phrase make a pass).
- (baseball) An intentional walk.
- Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
- (sports) The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- leave quickly
- (intransitive, slang) To perform extremely well (in a video game or other activity).
- (transitive) To thrust away, or put off promptly.
- (intransitive, informal) To release flatulence, generally in short rapid succession.
- (intransitive, informal, usually derogatory) To speak frankly.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave and return in a short time.
- (transitive) To fire or launch (a shot, projectile, or missile), especially singly or in small bursts.
- (transitive, informal) To kill someone.
- (intransitive, informal) To die suddenly.
- (transitive, informal, UK) To turn off.
adj
verb
adj
verb
adj
noun
- (television) The skewing or bending of the upper part of a television picture due to imperfect synchronization of the video signal.
- The process by which something flags or tires.
- A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
- Use of a handkerchief code or analogous display to signal sexual interests.
- flagstones collectively
- a walk of flagstones
verb
adj
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- (of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
- (mathematics) Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
- (of writing, etc.) overwrought.
- Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
adj
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
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- physically weak
- Weak; infirm.
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
- (medicine) In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.
- Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- Mentally fragile.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
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- the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
- Synonym of farasola (“old unit of weight”).
- A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
- A rush for weaving baskets.
- The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.
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- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- sounding as if the nose were pinched
- as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
- Compressed.
- Financially hurt or damaged.
- Very thin, as if drawn together.
- (of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
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- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- not used to good advantage
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- (slang) Very drunk or stoned.
- (medicine) Low weight-for-height (for a person).
- Ravaged or deteriorated.
- Emaciated and haggard.
- Not profitably used.
- (slang) Exhausted.
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- weakened and infirm
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
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- Of a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
- Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
- Of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- Of a colour: not bright; dull, muted.
- Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
- Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried.
- Of a period of time: characterized by lack of activity; pleasant and relaxed; unstressful.
- lacking spirit or liveliness