Palavras em English para 'A shared purpose.'
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verb
- unite with a common purpose
- (transitive) To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
- gather and spend time together
- gather into a club-like mass
- strike with a club or a bludgeon
- (transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
- (military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
- To score a victory over by a large margin.
- (transitive) To hit with a club.
- (transitive, military) To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
- (intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
- (intransitive) To join together to form a group.
- (intransitive) To go to nightclubs.
- (nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
- (intransitive, transitive) To combine into a club-shaped mass.
noun
- stout stick that is larger at one end
- a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
- a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it
- a building that is occupied by a social club
- a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
- a formal association of people with similar interests
- A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
- A club sandwich.
- (card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
- (countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
- (World War I– World War II, military slang) The propeller of an aeroplane.
- The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
- A playing card marked with such a symbol.
- (humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
- An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
- (countable, rhythmic gymnastics) An item used during routines, the apparatus consisting of a set of two clubs.
- (countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
- (countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
adj
- having a purpose
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
- having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- (grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
- (psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
noun
adv
adj
noun
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- mean or intend to express or convey
- denote or connote
- design or destine
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To strain; make tense.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- expect, believe, or suppose
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- imagine or visualize
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- have or formulate in the mind
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- To presume; to venture.
- (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone [with of; or (rare) with on]
- (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- (informal, used to show obviousness or agreement) Ellipsis of think so.
- (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
noun
noun
- The goal or purpose.
- A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
- an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
- (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
noun
- commitment to some purpose
- religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
- feelings of ardent love
- (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
- (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
- (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
- (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural).
verb
noun
noun
- a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal
- a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
- the members of a business venture created by contract
- (cricket) The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period.
- An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
- The state of being associated with a partner.
noun
- (figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
- Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends, (especially) papal-sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
- (historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
verb
- (intransitive) To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
- (intransitive) To go on a military crusade.
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
verb
- bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
- act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- become one
- join or combine
- to bring or combine together or with something else
- (intransitive) Become one.
- (transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
verb
- bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
- act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- become one
- be or become joined or united or linked
- join or combine
- have or possess in combination
- (transitive) To bring together as one.
- (reciprocal) To come together as one.
noun
verb
- join for a common purpose or in a common action
- gather in a mass, sum, or whole
- put or add together
- add together from different sources
- mix together different elements
- have or possess in combination
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- (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.
noun
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- a national legislative assembly
- An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
- A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
- (countable, collective) A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.
- (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
verb
noun
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- a formally arranged gathering
- the act of joining together as one
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a small informal social gathering
- A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
- A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
- An encounter between people, even accidental.
- (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
- (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- (collective) The people at such a gathering.
verb
noun
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
adj
- (taxonomy) Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
- (taxonomy) As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- (law) Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
- (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
- Of a quality: existing among virtually all people; universal.
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- of low or inferior quality or value
- to be expected; standard
- commonly encountered
- common to or shared by two or more parties
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
noun
- An endeavor.
- A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
- The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a notable achievement
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work
verb
noun
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- the gun muzzle's direction
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
- (countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
- Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- a place where something ends or is complete
- either end of a railroad or bus route
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- The end or final point of something.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
noun
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- (in the plural, slang, African-American Vernacular) Money.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- (by extension, often with "the") Death.
- (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- Result.
- (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- the last section of a communication
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- the point in time at which something ends
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
- (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- the part you are expected to play
- either extremity of something that has length
- a final state
- a final part or section
verb
- (intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
- (transitive) To finish, terminate.
- (intransitive, ergative) To come to an end.
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
- bring to an end or halt
- put an end to
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
noun
- A plan; a purpose.
- (narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
- A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- A grave.
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
- (fandom slang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.
- A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
- a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
verb
- (transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- (transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- (transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
- devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
- plan secretly, usually something illegal
- make a plot of
- make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
noun
- An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
- An object formed by combining.
- Synonym of combinations (A one-piece suit of underwear).
- (motorcycling) A motorcycle and sidecar.
- (billiards) A shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
- (chess) An advantageous sequence of forcing or nearly forcing moves, often initiated with a sacrifice.
- The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
- (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
- A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
- (boxing, martial arts) A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
- a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
- a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
- the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
- a coordinated sequence of chess moves
- the act of combining things to form a new whole
- a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
- an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
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noun
noun
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- a social or business relationship
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
noun
- A goal that is striven for.
- A material object that physically exists.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adj
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
- a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding
- the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
- (figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
- (physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
adj
- On behalf of others.
- Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
- Delegated.
- suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
- occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
- experienced at secondhand
verb
- (transitive) To work together to bring about.
- (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
- (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
- engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
adj
- Serving a useful purpose.
- Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
- Relating to or causing construction.
- (law) Deemed after the fact to exist or to have occurred, despite the formal process not having been followed; often when there was no intention to do so at the time.
- Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
- emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
- constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
noun
- A purpose, a use.
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The act of employing.
- The state of being employed.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of using
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the act of giving someone a job
noun
- A important goal or purpose; an objective.
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- (colloquial) An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
- (countable) A missionary expedition.
- (slang, drugs) A drug run.
- (in the plural, "the missions") Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
- (Australia, becoming obsolete) An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
- an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
- the organized work of a religious missionary
- an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
- a group of representatives or delegates
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
verb
noun
- the purpose of achieving or obtaining
- a reason for wanting something done
- Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
- (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
- Purpose or end; reason.
- Alternative spelling of saké.
- Cause, interest or account.
- The benefit or regard of someone or something.
noun
name
- (Judaism, Christianity) The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.
- (Mormonism) The United States of America.
- (idiomatic, sometimes lower case) Heaven or the afterlife.
- A locality in Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
verb
- bring together in a common cause or emotion
- issue bonds on
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties
- (transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
- (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
- (transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
- (transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
- (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
- (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
- To bail out by means of a bail bond.
- (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
- To form a friendship or emotional connection.
noun
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- a connection that fastens things together
- an electrical force linking atoms
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- (law) A bail bond.
- (railways) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
- Moral or political duty or obligation.
- (law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
- Any constraining or cementing force or material.
- (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
- A peasant; churl.
- An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
- (by ellipsis) Bond paper.
- (often in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.
- A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
- (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
- (Scotland) A mortgage.
- A binding agreement, a covenant.
- A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
- (uncountable) The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
adj
noun
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The beginning.
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
adj
- relating to or located in the front
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
verb
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
intj
noun
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a euphemism for defecation
- a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- the act of changing the location of something
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- (bridge) A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
- (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
- Physical motion between points in space.
- (music) Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
- (music) A large division of a larger composition.
- (engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
- Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”).
- (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
- The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
- A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
verb
- (intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
- (intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side.
- (intransitive) To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
- (law jargon, transitive) To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.
- (intransitive) To engage in economic cooperation.
- work together on a common enterprise or project
noun
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
- (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- a personal view
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- your intention; what you intend to do
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
adj
- done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
- involving the joint activity of two or more
- willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
- Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
- Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
- Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
noun
- a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
- an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
- A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
adj
noun
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
adj
noun
noun
- the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
- an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
- a large entrance or reception room or area
- An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- (video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
- (videoconferencing) A virtual area where meeting attendees can await admittance from an authorized person.
- That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
- A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.
- (politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
- (nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
- A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
- (West Midlands, Potteries) lobscouse
- A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
verb
noun
- Cooperation, working together.
- Communication between two parties or groups.
- A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
- A tryst; a romantic meeting.
- (figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
- (cooking) A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
- Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
- (phonology) The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel.
- (phonology) Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
- a channel for communication between groups
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
verb
verb
- have in common
- communicate
- use jointly or in common
- give out as one's portion or share
- have, give, or receive a share of
- To tell to another.
- (networking) To allow public or private sharing of resources in a network, or content on social media.
- To have or use in common.
- To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
- To divide and distribute.
noun
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
- A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
- (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
- (social media) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
- (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
- (anatomy) The sharebone or pubis.
- (agriculture) The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Purposeful behavior.
- (military) Combat.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- (slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
- (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
- A demonstration by activists.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (sciences) A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- Fast-paced activity.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (Christianity) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- the series of events that form a plot
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
adj
intj
verb
noun
name
noun
- The goal or purpose.
- A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
- an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
- (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
noun
- commitment to some purpose
- religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
- feelings of ardent love
- (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
- (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
- (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
- (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural).
noun
- a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal
- a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
- the members of a business venture created by contract
- (cricket) The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period.
- An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
- The state of being associated with a partner.
noun
- (figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
- Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends, (especially) papal-sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
- (historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
verb
- (intransitive) To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
- (intransitive) To go on a military crusade.
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
noun
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- a national legislative assembly
- An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
- A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
- (countable, collective) A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.
- (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
verb
noun
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- a formally arranged gathering
- the act of joining together as one
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a small informal social gathering
- A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
- A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
- An encounter between people, even accidental.
- (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
- (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- (collective) The people at such a gathering.
verb
noun
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
adj
- (taxonomy) Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
- (taxonomy) As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- (law) Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
- (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
- Of a quality: existing among virtually all people; universal.
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- of low or inferior quality or value
- to be expected; standard
- commonly encountered
- common to or shared by two or more parties
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
noun
- An endeavor.
- A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
- The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a notable achievement
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work
verb
noun
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- the gun muzzle's direction
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
- (countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
- Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- a place where something ends or is complete
- either end of a railroad or bus route
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- The end or final point of something.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
noun
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- (in the plural, slang, African-American Vernacular) Money.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- (by extension, often with "the") Death.
- (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- Result.
- (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- the last section of a communication
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- the point in time at which something ends
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
- (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- the part you are expected to play
- either extremity of something that has length
- a final state
- a final part or section
verb
- (intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
- (transitive) To finish, terminate.
- (intransitive, ergative) To come to an end.
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
- bring to an end or halt
- put an end to
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
noun
- A plan; a purpose.
- (narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
- A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- A grave.
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
- (fandom slang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.
- A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
- a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
verb
- (transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- (transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- (transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
- devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
- plan secretly, usually something illegal
- make a plot of
- make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
noun
- An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
- An object formed by combining.
- Synonym of combinations (A one-piece suit of underwear).
- (motorcycling) A motorcycle and sidecar.
- (billiards) A shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
- (chess) An advantageous sequence of forcing or nearly forcing moves, often initiated with a sacrifice.
- The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
- (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
- A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
- (boxing, martial arts) A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
- a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
- a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
- the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
- a coordinated sequence of chess moves
- the act of combining things to form a new whole
- a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
- an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
noun
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- a social or business relationship
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
noun
- A goal that is striven for.
- A material object that physically exists.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adj
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
- a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding
- the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
- (figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
- (physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
noun
- A purpose, a use.
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The act of employing.
- The state of being employed.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of using
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the act of giving someone a job
noun
- A important goal or purpose; an objective.
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- (colloquial) An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
- (countable) A missionary expedition.
- (slang, drugs) A drug run.
- (in the plural, "the missions") Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
- (Australia, becoming obsolete) An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
- an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
- the organized work of a religious missionary
- an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
- a group of representatives or delegates
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
verb
noun
- the purpose of achieving or obtaining
- a reason for wanting something done
- Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
- (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
- Purpose or end; reason.
- Alternative spelling of saké.
- Cause, interest or account.
- The benefit or regard of someone or something.
noun
name
- (Judaism, Christianity) The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.
- (Mormonism) The United States of America.
- (idiomatic, sometimes lower case) Heaven or the afterlife.
- A locality in Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
noun
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The beginning.
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
adj
- relating to or located in the front
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
verb
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
intj
noun
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a euphemism for defecation
- a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- the act of changing the location of something
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- (bridge) A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
- (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
- Physical motion between points in space.
- (music) Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
- (music) A large division of a larger composition.
- (engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
- Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”).
- (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
- The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
- A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
noun
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
- (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- a personal view
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- your intention; what you intend to do
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
noun
- the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
- an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
- a large entrance or reception room or area
- An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- (video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
- (videoconferencing) A virtual area where meeting attendees can await admittance from an authorized person.
- That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
- A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.
- (politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
- (nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
- A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
- (West Midlands, Potteries) lobscouse
- A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
verb
noun
- Cooperation, working together.
- Communication between two parties or groups.
- A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
- A tryst; a romantic meeting.
- (figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
- (cooking) A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
- Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
- (phonology) The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel.
- (phonology) Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
- a channel for communication between groups
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Purposeful behavior.
- (military) Combat.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- (slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
- (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
- A demonstration by activists.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (sciences) A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- Fast-paced activity.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (Christianity) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- the series of events that form a plot
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
adj
intj
verb
noun
name
verb
- unite with a common purpose
- (transitive) To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
- gather and spend time together
- gather into a club-like mass
- strike with a club or a bludgeon
- (transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
- (military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
- To score a victory over by a large margin.
- (transitive) To hit with a club.
- (transitive, military) To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
- (intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
- (intransitive) To join together to form a group.
- (intransitive) To go to nightclubs.
- (nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
- (intransitive, transitive) To combine into a club-shaped mass.
noun
- stout stick that is larger at one end
- a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
- a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it
- a building that is occupied by a social club
- a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
- a formal association of people with similar interests
- A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
- A club sandwich.
- (card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
- (countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
- (World War I– World War II, military slang) The propeller of an aeroplane.
- The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
- A playing card marked with such a symbol.
- (humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
- An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
- (countable, rhythmic gymnastics) An item used during routines, the apparatus consisting of a set of two clubs.
- (countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
- (countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- mean or intend to express or convey
- denote or connote
- design or destine
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To strain; make tense.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- expect, believe, or suppose
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- imagine or visualize
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- have or formulate in the mind
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- To presume; to venture.
- (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone [with of; or (rare) with on]
- (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- (informal, used to show obviousness or agreement) Ellipsis of think so.
- (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
noun
verb
noun
verb
- bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
- act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- become one
- join or combine
- to bring or combine together or with something else
- (intransitive) Become one.
- (transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
verb
- bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
- act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- become one
- be or become joined or united or linked
- join or combine
- have or possess in combination
- (transitive) To bring together as one.
- (reciprocal) To come together as one.
noun
verb
- join for a common purpose or in a common action
- gather in a mass, sum, or whole
- put or add together
- add together from different sources
- mix together different elements
- have or possess in combination
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- (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.
noun
- (figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
- Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends, (especially) papal-sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
- (historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
verb
- (intransitive) To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
- (intransitive) To go on a military crusade.
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
verb
- (transitive) To work together to bring about.
- (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
- (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
- engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
verb
- bring together in a common cause or emotion
- issue bonds on
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties
- (transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
- (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
- (transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
- (transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
- (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
- (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
- To bail out by means of a bail bond.
- (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
- To form a friendship or emotional connection.
noun
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- a connection that fastens things together
- an electrical force linking atoms
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- (law) A bail bond.
- (railways) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
- Moral or political duty or obligation.
- (law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
- Any constraining or cementing force or material.
- (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
- A peasant; churl.
- An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
- (by ellipsis) Bond paper.
- (often in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.
- A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
- (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
- (Scotland) A mortgage.
- A binding agreement, a covenant.
- A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
- (uncountable) The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
- (intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side.
- (intransitive) To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
- (law jargon, transitive) To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.
- (intransitive) To engage in economic cooperation.
- work together on a common enterprise or project
verb
- have in common
- communicate
- use jointly or in common
- give out as one's portion or share
- have, give, or receive a share of
- To tell to another.
- (networking) To allow public or private sharing of resources in a network, or content on social media.
- To have or use in common.
- To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
- To divide and distribute.
noun
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
- A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
- (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
- (social media) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
- (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
- (anatomy) The sharebone or pubis.
- (agriculture) The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.
adv
adj
noun
adj
- having a purpose
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
- having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- (grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
- (psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
noun
adj
noun
adj
- On behalf of others.
- Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
- Delegated.
- suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
- occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
- experienced at secondhand
adj
- Serving a useful purpose.
- Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
- Relating to or causing construction.
- (law) Deemed after the fact to exist or to have occurred, despite the formal process not having been followed; often when there was no intention to do so at the time.
- Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
- emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
- constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
adj
- done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
- involving the joint activity of two or more
- willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
- Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
- Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
- Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
noun
- a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
- an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
- A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
adj
noun
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.