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noun
- A mixture of different components.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- (fraternities) A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
- (school yearbook) The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- (mathematics) A function of a function.
- (mathematics) Clipping of composite number.
- (uncommon) A segment, subset.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- (rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
adj
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
- (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
verb
verb
noun
verb
- mix together different elements
- fuse or cause to grow together
- (of separate groups or persons) To merge, to intermingle freely.
- (of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
- (engineering) To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
- (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
- (databases, SQL) To convert a null value to a defined value.
verb
- mix together different elements
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- gather in a mass, sum, or whole
- put or add together
- join for a common purpose or in a common action
- add together from different sources
- have or possess in combination
- (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
- (card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
- (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
- (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
noun
- an occurrence that results in things being united
- harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
- a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
- Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.
- Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic or fraudulent intentions.
- (American football) A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
- (art) An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface.
- An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.
- Ellipsis of combine harvester.
verb
- mix together different elements
- To combine or mix together.
- (by extension) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.
- (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- a flow or discharge
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- in constant change
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
- The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
- A state of ongoing change.
adj
verb
- mix together different elements
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
noun
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
verb
- mix together different elements
- announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
- (transitive) To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
- (transitive) To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
- (intransitive) To combine, to blend, to fuse.
- (intransitive) To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
noun
- a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
- (originally US) The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
- (card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
verb
- mix together different elements
- add as an additional element or part
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
- to bring or combine together or with something else
- combine (electronic signals)
- (transitive) To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
- (transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).
- (ambitransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
- (transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
- (ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
- (transitive) To stir together.
- (transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).
noun
- The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
- an event that combines things in a mixture
- the act of mixing together
- a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
- (music) The finished version of a recording.
- (music) The result of mixing several tracks.
- The result of combining items normally kept separate.
- (US, slang, uncountable) A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.
- A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.
noun
- The process of combining with compatible elements in order to incorporate them.
- (society) The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to minorities.
- The act or process of making whole or entire.
- (biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.
- (US) Ellipsis of racial integration.
- (calculus) The operation of finding the integral of a function.
- the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
- the act of combining into an integral whole
- an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
adj
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
- composed of more than one part
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
- (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
- Anything made by combining several things.
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- Ellipsis of compound exercise.
- (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
verb
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- create by mixing or combining
- put or add together
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- calculate principal and interest
- (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
- (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
verb
- (transitive) To combine from various elements.
- (ambitransitive) To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.
- (transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
- (transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
- (intransitive) To grow together.
- (intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
- (ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- (figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.
- (intransitive, of bones) To heal following a fracture.
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- make (textiles) by knitting
- tie or link together
noun
adj
noun
- Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
- (mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.
- (medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
- a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
verb
- combine and form a synthesis
- combine so as to form a more complex, product
- (transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
- (intransitive, of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
- (intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.
- (transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
adj
- consisting of or involving a single element or component
- (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter, or input; having domain of dimension 1.
- Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
noun
adj
noun
- (baseball) A three-base hit.
- (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- (cricket) Three runs.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal.
- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine.
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
verb
verb
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- make ineffective
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- stop operating or functioning
- lose control of one's emotions
- cause to fall or collapse
- fall apart
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.
- (ergative) To digest.
- (transitive) To intentionally demolish; to pull down.
- (informal) Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing.
- To separate into a number of parts.
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
- (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.
- (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
- (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
- (intransitive) To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure.
- (ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
noun
verb
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- make a break in
- cause to go into a solution
- break violently or noisily; smash
- laugh unrestrainedly
- break or cause to break into pieces
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- release ice
- cause to separate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- close at the end of a session
- set or keep apart
- take apart into its constituent pieces
- come to an end (of a state)
- disband
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To become disorganised.
- (transitive) To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
- (transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
- (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
- (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
- (reciprocal, intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
- (transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
- (intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
noun
noun
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- lowest support of a structure
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the bottom or lowest part
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a support or foundation
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- a lower limit
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of base leg.
- A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- (slang, uncountable) freebase cocaine
- (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- (geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- (baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- Alternative form of BASE.
- (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
- (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
adj
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)
- illegitimate
- serving as or forming a base
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- debased; not genuine
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- Not classical or correct.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- Low in place or position.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- (law) Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.
- (of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
verb
- situate as a center of operations
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
- use as a basis for; found on
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- (slang) To freebase.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
verb
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
adj
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
noun
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
adv
adj
- involving two parts or elements
- divided into two portions almost to the base
- (of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
- (botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
- (graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
- Having two parts (two principal or main parts).
adj
- involving two parts or elements
- supported by both sides
- operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions
- (statistics) Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.
- (road transport) Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.
- (education) Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.
- (road transport) Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.
- Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
- (American football, ice hockey) Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
- (radio) Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.
noun
noun
- A split into constituent parts after a previous combination.
- (software) A rewriting of computer code to improve its readability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour, thus making it easier to maintain; a refactoring.
- (mathematics) A second or subsequent factorization.
- (linguistics) A false etymology derived from rebracketing.
verb
- make by combining materials and parts
- bolster or strengthen
- improve the cleansing action of
- develop and grow
- give form to, according to a plan
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- form or accumulate steadily
- be engaged in building
- build or establish something abstract
- found or ground
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
noun
- constitution of the human body
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
- (countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
verb
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by linking linguistic units
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- reassemble mentally
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
noun
verb
- make by combining materials and parts
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
noun
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
adj
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
verb
noun
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- a mixture of ingredients
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a musical work that has been created
noun
- A mixture prepared in such a way.
- Something made up, an invention.
- The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
- an occurrence of an unusual mixture
noun
- The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
- A body incorporated; a corporation.
- The act of creating a corporation.
- (linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
- (law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ᵂᵖ
- The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
- The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
- learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
- including by incorporating
- consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body
noun
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- (uncountable, computing) The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
- (countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- (astrology) The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- (countable, algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- (countable, computing) The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
noun
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
- (psychoanalysis) Synonym of complex (“a collection of ideas caused by repressed emotions that leads to an abnormal mental condition”).
- (sexuality) A network of connections between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between a person, their partner, and that person's partner.
- A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
- (space science) A fleet of satellites used for the same purpose.
- (astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
- (figurative) An array of marks or items.
- (figurative) A configuration or grouping of related things.
- (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
noun
adj
verb
adj
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
noun
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
adv
verb
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
adj
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
- (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.
- Pertaining to two, pertaining to a pair of.
- (category theory) Being the dual of some other category; containing the same objects but with source and target reversed for all morphisms.
- (mathematics, physics) Exhibiting duality.
- (linear algebra) Being the space of all linear functionals of (some other space).
- Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
noun
- (geometry) Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.
- (wrestling) A head-to-head match or meet between two teams, such as two high schools or colleges.
- (grammar) The dual number.
- (mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.
- Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
verb
noun
- A mixture of different components.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- (fraternities) A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
- (school yearbook) The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- (mathematics) A function of a function.
- (mathematics) Clipping of composite number.
- (uncommon) A segment, subset.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- (rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
adj
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
- (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
verb
verb
noun
noun
- The process of combining with compatible elements in order to incorporate them.
- (society) The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to minorities.
- The act or process of making whole or entire.
- (biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.
- (US) Ellipsis of racial integration.
- (calculus) The operation of finding the integral of a function.
- the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
- the act of combining into an integral whole
- an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
adj
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
- composed of more than one part
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
- (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
- Anything made by combining several things.
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- Ellipsis of compound exercise.
- (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
verb
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- create by mixing or combining
- put or add together
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- calculate principal and interest
- (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
- (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
noun
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- lowest support of a structure
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the bottom or lowest part
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a support or foundation
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- a lower limit
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of base leg.
- A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- (slang, uncountable) freebase cocaine
- (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- (geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- (baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- Alternative form of BASE.
- (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
- (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
adj
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)
- illegitimate
- serving as or forming a base
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- debased; not genuine
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- Not classical or correct.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- Low in place or position.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- (law) Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.
- (of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
verb
- situate as a center of operations
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
- use as a basis for; found on
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- (slang) To freebase.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
noun
- A split into constituent parts after a previous combination.
- (software) A rewriting of computer code to improve its readability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour, thus making it easier to maintain; a refactoring.
- (mathematics) A second or subsequent factorization.
- (linguistics) A false etymology derived from rebracketing.
noun
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- a mixture of ingredients
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a musical work that has been created
verb
- mix together different elements
- add as an additional element or part
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
- to bring or combine together or with something else
- combine (electronic signals)
- (transitive) To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
- (transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).
- (ambitransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
- (transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
- (ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
- (transitive) To stir together.
- (transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).
noun
- The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
- an event that combines things in a mixture
- the act of mixing together
- a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
- (music) The finished version of a recording.
- (music) The result of mixing several tracks.
- The result of combining items normally kept separate.
- (US, slang, uncountable) A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.
- A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.
noun
- A mixture prepared in such a way.
- Something made up, an invention.
- The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
- an occurrence of an unusual mixture
noun
- The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
- A body incorporated; a corporation.
- The act of creating a corporation.
- (linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
- (law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ᵂᵖ
- The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
- The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
- learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
- including by incorporating
- consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body
noun
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- (uncountable, computing) The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
- (countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- (astrology) The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- (countable, algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- (countable, computing) The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
noun
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
- (psychoanalysis) Synonym of complex (“a collection of ideas caused by repressed emotions that leads to an abnormal mental condition”).
- (sexuality) A network of connections between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between a person, their partner, and that person's partner.
- A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
- (space science) A fleet of satellites used for the same purpose.
- (astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
- (figurative) An array of marks or items.
- (figurative) A configuration or grouping of related things.
- (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
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verb
noun
verb
- mix together different elements
- fuse or cause to grow together
- (of separate groups or persons) To merge, to intermingle freely.
- (of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
- (engineering) To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
- (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
- (databases, SQL) To convert a null value to a defined value.
verb
- mix together different elements
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- gather in a mass, sum, or whole
- put or add together
- join for a common purpose or in a common action
- add together from different sources
- have or possess in combination
- (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
- (card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
- (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
- (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
noun
- an occurrence that results in things being united
- harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
- a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
- Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.
- Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic or fraudulent intentions.
- (American football) A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
- (art) An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface.
- An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.
- Ellipsis of combine harvester.
verb
- mix together different elements
- To combine or mix together.
- (by extension) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.
- (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
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verb
noun
- a flow or discharge
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- in constant change
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
- The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
- A state of ongoing change.
adj
verb
- mix together different elements
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
noun
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
verb
- mix together different elements
- announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
- (transitive) To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
- (transitive) To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
- (intransitive) To combine, to blend, to fuse.
- (intransitive) To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
noun
- a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
- (originally US) The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
- (card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
verb
- mix together different elements
- add as an additional element or part
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
- to bring or combine together or with something else
- combine (electronic signals)
- (transitive) To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
- (transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).
- (ambitransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
- (transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
- (ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
- (transitive) To stir together.
- (transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).
noun
- The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
- an event that combines things in a mixture
- the act of mixing together
- a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
- (music) The finished version of a recording.
- (music) The result of mixing several tracks.
- The result of combining items normally kept separate.
- (US, slang, uncountable) A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.
- A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.
verb
- (transitive) To combine from various elements.
- (ambitransitive) To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.
- (transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
- (transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
- (intransitive) To grow together.
- (intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
- (ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- (figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.
- (intransitive, of bones) To heal following a fracture.
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- make (textiles) by knitting
- tie or link together
noun
verb
- combine and form a synthesis
- combine so as to form a more complex, product
- (transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
- (intransitive, of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
- (intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.
- (transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
verb
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- make ineffective
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- stop operating or functioning
- lose control of one's emotions
- cause to fall or collapse
- fall apart
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.
- (ergative) To digest.
- (transitive) To intentionally demolish; to pull down.
- (informal) Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing.
- To separate into a number of parts.
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
- (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.
- (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
- (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
- (intransitive) To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure.
- (ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
noun
verb
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- make a break in
- cause to go into a solution
- break violently or noisily; smash
- laugh unrestrainedly
- break or cause to break into pieces
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- release ice
- cause to separate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- close at the end of a session
- set or keep apart
- take apart into its constituent pieces
- come to an end (of a state)
- disband
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To become disorganised.
- (transitive) To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
- (transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
- (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
- (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
- (reciprocal, intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
- (transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
- (intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
noun
verb
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
adj
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
noun
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
adv
verb
- make by combining materials and parts
- bolster or strengthen
- improve the cleansing action of
- develop and grow
- give form to, according to a plan
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- form or accumulate steadily
- be engaged in building
- build or establish something abstract
- found or ground
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
noun
- constitution of the human body
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
- (countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
verb
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by linking linguistic units
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- reassemble mentally
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
noun
verb
- make by combining materials and parts
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
noun
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
adj
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
- composed of more than one part
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
- (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
- Anything made by combining several things.
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- Ellipsis of compound exercise.
- (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
verb
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- create by mixing or combining
- put or add together
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- calculate principal and interest
- (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
- (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
noun
- A mixture of different components.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- (fraternities) A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
- (school yearbook) The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- (mathematics) A function of a function.
- (mathematics) Clipping of composite number.
- (uncommon) A segment, subset.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- (rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
adj
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
- (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
verb
adj
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
- composed of more than one part
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
- (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
- Anything made by combining several things.
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- Ellipsis of compound exercise.
- (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
verb
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- create by mixing or combining
- put or add together
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- calculate principal and interest
- (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
- (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
adj
noun
- Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
- (mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.
- (medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
- a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
adj
- consisting of or involving a single element or component
- (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter, or input; having domain of dimension 1.
- Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
noun
adj
noun
- (baseball) A three-base hit.
- (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- (cricket) Three runs.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal.
- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine.
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
verb
adj
- involving two parts or elements
- divided into two portions almost to the base
- (of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
- (botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
- (graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
- Having two parts (two principal or main parts).
adj
- involving two parts or elements
- supported by both sides
- operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions
- (statistics) Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.
- (road transport) Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.
- (education) Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.
- (road transport) Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.
- Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
- (American football, ice hockey) Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
- (radio) Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.
noun
adj
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
verb
adj
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
noun
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
adv
verb
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
adj
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
- (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.
- Pertaining to two, pertaining to a pair of.
- (category theory) Being the dual of some other category; containing the same objects but with source and target reversed for all morphisms.
- (mathematics, physics) Exhibiting duality.
- (linear algebra) Being the space of all linear functionals of (some other space).
- Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
noun
- (geometry) Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.
- (wrestling) A head-to-head match or meet between two teams, such as two high schools or colleges.
- (grammar) The dual number.
- (mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.
- Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.