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noun
- (by implication) A relatively small amount of available money.
- The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
- An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
- a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
adj
verb
noun
- a very small sum
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
adj
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
adj
verb
det
noun
adj
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
verb
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
noun
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
adv
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
prep
noun
- A small amount, especially of money.
- The color of this fabric.
- (chiefly transgender slang) An instance of a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth instead of that corresponding to their internal gender identity (most commonly a trans woman dressed as a man).
- Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
- A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
- A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- (by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
- a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
adj
noun
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- (programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
noun
- a small worthless amount
- game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
- small flag indicating a ship's nationality
- male donkey
- any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
- a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
- tool for exerting pressure or lifting
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
- someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
- (slang, baseball) A home run.
- (US) A jackrabbit.
- (card games, originally colloquial) The lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy on it.
- (glassblowing) a tool used in manual production of glass objects (like bottles or wine glasses).
- (countable, now chiefly US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
- (slang, chiefly US) Money, cash.
- (colloquial) A sailor.
- Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
- A pike, especially when young.
- The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
- (India, historical, slang) A sepoy.
- (chiefly US) A male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
- (slang) A policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- (apparently does not occur standalone for the genus per se) Plant of the genus Emex, also considered synonymous to Rumex, if not then containing two species lesser jack and little jack for Emex spinosa syn. Rumex spinosus, Australian English three-corner jack and prickly jack for Emex australis syn. Rumex hypogaeus.
- A device for turning a spit; a smokejack or roasting jack.
- (games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks.
- (slang, euphemistic) Nothing, not anything, jack shit.
- Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano.
- (US) A torch or other light used in hunting to attract or dazzle game at night.
- A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- A large California rockfish, the bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) A lumberjack.
- A device used to hold a boot by the heel, to assist in removing the boot.
- (colloquial) Plant in the genus Arisaema, also known as Jack-in-the-pulpit, and capitalized Jack.
- (electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc.
- (chiefly capitalized) A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
- (Canada, US) A strong alcoholic liquor, especially home-distilled or illicit.
- (colloquial) Spadix of a plant (also capitalized Jack).
- (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
- (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel.
- Any of various levers for raising or lowering the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles in a knitting machine or stocking frame.
- Mangifera caesia, related to the mango tree.
- (slang, Appalachians) A smooth often ovoid large gravel or small cobble in a natural water course.
- The related tree Mangifera caesia.
- (now historical, regional) A pitcher or other vessel for holding liquid, especially alcoholic drink; a black-jack.
- A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- (cricket, slang) The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings.
verb
- hunt with a jacklight
- lift with a special device
- (colloquial, vulgar) To jack off, to masturbate.
- (transitive, slang, baseball) To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
- (intransitive or transitive, informal) To jerk or move by jerking; to remove or move (something).
- (Memphis African-American slang) To fight.
- (transitive) To raise or increase.
- (intransitive) To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
- (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
- To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid alcoholic portion.
adj
noun
- a small worthless amount
- a coarse term for defecation
- obscene terms for feces
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- something of little value
- Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
- (uncountable, colloquial) Nonsense; bullshit.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Stuff, things.
- (uncountable, colloquial, slang, definite, US) (the shit) The best of its kind.
- (countable, colloquial) A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
- (uncountable, slang) Genitalia, especially male.
- (uncountable, slang) Anything exceptional or remarkable.
- (uncountable, colloquial) (in negations) Anything.
- (countable, uncountable, colloquial, literally) Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
- (countable, informal, colloquial, literally) The act of shitting.
- (countable, colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.).
- (uncountable, colloquial) A strong rebuke.
- (uncountable, colloquial) A problem or difficult situation.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.
verb
- give away information about somebody
- have a bowel movement
- (transitive, reflexive, literally) To defecate on; to soil through defecating.
- (intransitive, literally) To defecate.
- (transitive) To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.
- (ambitransitive, slang) To fart (especially a wet fart) or shart.
- (transitive, literally) To excrete (something) through the anus.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) To annoy.
adj
intj
noun
- a small worthless amount
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- (nautical) Squat effect.
- (mining) A small vein of ore.
- A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- The angel shark (genus Squatina).
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
- (weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
- (slang, Canada, US) Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
- A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
- (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
- A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
adj
verb
- to perform the squat weightlifting exercise
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
- sit on one's heels
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
- (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
- (Internet) To cybersquat.
- To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
- (slang, board games) To retire a modeling kit or group of modeling kits.
- To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
noun
- a small amount of money
- a lace used for fastening shoes
- An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
- Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
- (chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
- (cooking) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
adj
verb
verb
- To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
- subsist on a meager allowance
- (intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
- (transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- limit in quality or quantity
noun
noun
verb
adj
- contemptibly small in amount
- of very poor quality or condition
- characterized by physical misery
- of the most contemptible kind
- deserving or inciting pity
- very unhappy; full of misery
- Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
- Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
- Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
- In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
noun
adj
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a just detectable amount
- a slight indication
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
verb
intj
noun
verb
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
- A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
- (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
- Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acari (syn. Acarina).
- (colloquial, often as a term of endearment) A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal.
- A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
- A lepton, a small coin used in Judea in the time of Christ.
verb
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- (slang) An arrest.
- An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
- The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
- An organic herbal smoke additive.
- (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically conducting filament.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A steep incline; a very steep section of road.
- A close compression of anything with the fingers.
- The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
- A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
verb
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
- cut the top off
- make ridges into by pinching together
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- make off with belongings of others
- (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- To squeeze between two objects.
- (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- (of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
- (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
- (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a very small spot
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
- The fat of the hippopotamus.
- A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
- A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
- Fat; lard; fat meat.
- (uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
- The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
verb
noun
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
verb
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
adj
noun
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
verb
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
verb
adj
noun
verb
- subsist on a meager allowance
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- (intransitive) To be sparing or mean.
- (of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
- To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
- (transitive) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
noun
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- smallest American sandpiper
- an individual's prescribed share of work
- Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
- A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
- Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- Misspelling of stent (“medical device”).
- (motor racing) A part of the race between two consecutive pit stops.
- Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
noun
- A small amount.
- (arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
- (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- (Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- the quotient of two rational numbers
- a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
verb
noun
- the property of being a relatively small amount
- the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
- lack of generosity in trifling matters
- The quality of being minor in influence, power, or rank.
- the property of having a relatively small size
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being small.
- (countable) The result or product of being small.
adj
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- not having a protective covering
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- having everything extraneous removed including contents
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- lacking its natural or customary covering
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- having no clothes on the body
- lacking a surface finish such as paint
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- (MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Having no supplies.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- Having no decoration.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- Not insured.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
verb
adv
noun
adj
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
- at or constituting a border or edge
- of questionable or minimal quality
- (economics, not comparable) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
- (of land) Barely productive.
- Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- (not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- (sociology) Marginalized.
- (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
- (politics, chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
- Written in the margin of a book.
noun
noun
- A tiny amount.
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
- An insignificant amount of money.
- A particular kind of pewter.
- (cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- (figurative) A very small amount (of something).
- (uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
- (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
- a detail that is considered insignificant
- something of small importance
verb
- (intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
- (intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
- (transitive) To squander or waste.
- (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
- consider not very seriously
- act frivolously
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
noun
- (informal) A small sum of money.
- (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
- (money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
- Abbreviation of centigrade.
- (music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
- (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- Abbreviation of century.
- (nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
- Abbreviation of center.
- a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
- a fractional monetary unit of several countries
adj
noun
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A particular feature or trait.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
verb
noun
- (by implication) A relatively small amount of available money.
- The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
- An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
- a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
adj
verb
noun
- a very small sum
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
noun
- A small amount, especially of money.
- The color of this fabric.
- (chiefly transgender slang) An instance of a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth instead of that corresponding to their internal gender identity (most commonly a trans woman dressed as a man).
- Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
- A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
- A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- (by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
- a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
adj
noun
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- (programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
noun
- a small worthless amount
- game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
- small flag indicating a ship's nationality
- male donkey
- any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
- a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
- tool for exerting pressure or lifting
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
- someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
- (slang, baseball) A home run.
- (US) A jackrabbit.
- (card games, originally colloquial) The lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy on it.
- (glassblowing) a tool used in manual production of glass objects (like bottles or wine glasses).
- (countable, now chiefly US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
- (slang, chiefly US) Money, cash.
- (colloquial) A sailor.
- Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
- A pike, especially when young.
- The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
- (India, historical, slang) A sepoy.
- (chiefly US) A male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
- (slang) A policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- (apparently does not occur standalone for the genus per se) Plant of the genus Emex, also considered synonymous to Rumex, if not then containing two species lesser jack and little jack for Emex spinosa syn. Rumex spinosus, Australian English three-corner jack and prickly jack for Emex australis syn. Rumex hypogaeus.
- A device for turning a spit; a smokejack or roasting jack.
- (games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks.
- (slang, euphemistic) Nothing, not anything, jack shit.
- Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano.
- (US) A torch or other light used in hunting to attract or dazzle game at night.
- A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- A large California rockfish, the bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) A lumberjack.
- A device used to hold a boot by the heel, to assist in removing the boot.
- (colloquial) Plant in the genus Arisaema, also known as Jack-in-the-pulpit, and capitalized Jack.
- (electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc.
- (chiefly capitalized) A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
- (Canada, US) A strong alcoholic liquor, especially home-distilled or illicit.
- (colloquial) Spadix of a plant (also capitalized Jack).
- (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
- (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel.
- Any of various levers for raising or lowering the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles in a knitting machine or stocking frame.
- Mangifera caesia, related to the mango tree.
- (slang, Appalachians) A smooth often ovoid large gravel or small cobble in a natural water course.
- The related tree Mangifera caesia.
- (now historical, regional) A pitcher or other vessel for holding liquid, especially alcoholic drink; a black-jack.
- A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- (cricket, slang) The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings.
verb
- hunt with a jacklight
- lift with a special device
- (colloquial, vulgar) To jack off, to masturbate.
- (transitive, slang, baseball) To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
- (intransitive or transitive, informal) To jerk or move by jerking; to remove or move (something).
- (Memphis African-American slang) To fight.
- (transitive) To raise or increase.
- (intransitive) To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
- (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
- To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid alcoholic portion.
adj
noun
- a small worthless amount
- a coarse term for defecation
- obscene terms for feces
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- something of little value
- Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
- (uncountable, colloquial) Nonsense; bullshit.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Stuff, things.
- (uncountable, colloquial, slang, definite, US) (the shit) The best of its kind.
- (countable, colloquial) A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
- (uncountable, slang) Genitalia, especially male.
- (uncountable, slang) Anything exceptional or remarkable.
- (uncountable, colloquial) (in negations) Anything.
- (countable, uncountable, colloquial, literally) Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
- (countable, informal, colloquial, literally) The act of shitting.
- (countable, colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.).
- (uncountable, colloquial) A strong rebuke.
- (uncountable, colloquial) A problem or difficult situation.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.
verb
- give away information about somebody
- have a bowel movement
- (transitive, reflexive, literally) To defecate on; to soil through defecating.
- (intransitive, literally) To defecate.
- (transitive) To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.
- (ambitransitive, slang) To fart (especially a wet fart) or shart.
- (transitive, literally) To excrete (something) through the anus.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) To annoy.
adj
intj
noun
- a small worthless amount
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- (nautical) Squat effect.
- (mining) A small vein of ore.
- A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- The angel shark (genus Squatina).
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
- (weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
- (slang, Canada, US) Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
- A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
- (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
- A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
adj
verb
- to perform the squat weightlifting exercise
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
- sit on one's heels
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
- (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
- (Internet) To cybersquat.
- To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
- (slang, board games) To retire a modeling kit or group of modeling kits.
- To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
noun
- a small amount of money
- a lace used for fastening shoes
- An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
- Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
- (chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
- (cooking) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
adj
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a just detectable amount
- a slight indication
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
verb
intj
noun
verb
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
- A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
- (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
- Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acari (syn. Acarina).
- (colloquial, often as a term of endearment) A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal.
- A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
- A lepton, a small coin used in Judea in the time of Christ.
verb
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- (slang) An arrest.
- An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
- The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
- An organic herbal smoke additive.
- (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically conducting filament.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A steep incline; a very steep section of road.
- A close compression of anything with the fingers.
- The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
- A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
verb
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
- cut the top off
- make ridges into by pinching together
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- make off with belongings of others
- (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- To squeeze between two objects.
- (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- (of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
- (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
- (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a very small spot
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
- The fat of the hippopotamus.
- A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
- A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
- Fat; lard; fat meat.
- (uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
- The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
verb
noun
verb
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
verb
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
noun
- A small amount.
- (arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
- (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- (Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- the quotient of two rational numbers
- a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
verb
noun
- the property of being a relatively small amount
- the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
- lack of generosity in trifling matters
- The quality of being minor in influence, power, or rank.
- the property of having a relatively small size
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being small.
- (countable) The result or product of being small.
noun
- A tiny amount.
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
- An insignificant amount of money.
- A particular kind of pewter.
- (cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- (figurative) A very small amount (of something).
- (uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
- (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
- a detail that is considered insignificant
- something of small importance
verb
- (intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
- (intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
- (transitive) To squander or waste.
- (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
- consider not very seriously
- act frivolously
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
noun
- (informal) A small sum of money.
- (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
- (money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
- Abbreviation of centigrade.
- (music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
- (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- Abbreviation of century.
- (nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
- Abbreviation of center.
- a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
- a fractional monetary unit of several countries
verb
- To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
- subsist on a meager allowance
- (intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
- (transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- limit in quality or quantity
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- subsist on a meager allowance
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- (intransitive) To be sparing or mean.
- (of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
- To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
- (transitive) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
noun
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- smallest American sandpiper
- an individual's prescribed share of work
- Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
- A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
- Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- Misspelling of stent (“medical device”).
- (motor racing) A part of the race between two consecutive pit stops.
- Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
adj
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
verb
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
noun
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
adv
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
prep
adj
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
adj
verb
det
noun
adj
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
verb
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
noun
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
adv
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
prep
adj
- contemptibly small in amount
- of very poor quality or condition
- characterized by physical misery
- of the most contemptible kind
- deserving or inciting pity
- very unhappy; full of misery
- Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
- Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
- Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
- In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
noun
adj
adj
noun
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
verb
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
adj
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- not having a protective covering
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- having everything extraneous removed including contents
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- lacking its natural or customary covering
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- having no clothes on the body
- lacking a surface finish such as paint
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- (MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Having no supplies.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- Having no decoration.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- Not insured.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
verb
adv
noun
adj
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
- at or constituting a border or edge
- of questionable or minimal quality
- (economics, not comparable) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
- (of land) Barely productive.
- Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- (not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- (sociology) Marginalized.
- (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
- (politics, chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
- Written in the margin of a book.
noun
adj
noun
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A particular feature or trait.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.