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noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
- Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)
- A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
- grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
noun
- Austrogomphus cornutus, a species of dragonfly.
- Someone who invests in startups that may become unicorns (startups whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars).
- (derogatory) Someone who seeks unicorns (bisexual women who participate in swinging or polyamory), stereotyped as harassing uninterested women.
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.
- Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
- A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
- common North American deer; tail has a white underside
noun
- A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
- (anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- (figuratively) A person who changes residence frequently.
- (figuratively) Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
- (figuratively, sports) A player who changes teams frequently.
- a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
adj
noun
- Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.
- (Singapore) A seller of food in a hawker centre.
- A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
- Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.
- someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
- (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
- a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
adj
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Brachythemis.
- (fantasy) A member of a race that lives primarily underground, such as a dwarf.
- (Abrahamic religions) Adam, before eating the apple of knowledge of good and evil (emphasizing his creation from the ground).
- (military, slang) A soldier who fights on the ground or serves as ground crew, as opposed to a seaman, pilot, etc.
- The spined loach (Cobitis taenia), weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), or other member of the loaches.
- The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.
- (by extension) A person of uncultivated or uncultured taste.
- One who is confined to the ground, especially:
- Any of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially:
- An audience member in the cheap section (usually standing; originally in Elizabethan theater).
- A moth of the genus Condica
- in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
noun
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
noun
- A dragonfly.
- A stick insect.
- Clematis virginiana, a vine native to the United States.
- A cranefly.
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
- common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
noun
noun
- (UK) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
- Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
- Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
- Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
- (in combination) A game of darts that is won with the specified number of darts thrown.
- One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
- a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly
- fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
noun
- (countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
- (countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
- (countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
- (countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
- A Hereford cow.
- (uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
- a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
- hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States
noun
- (coastal New Jersey) A dragonfly.
- A muscle spindle.
- Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus.
- Any marine gastropod with a spindle-shaped shell formerly in one of the three invalid genera called Fusus.
- (biology) A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis.
- (computing) A plastic container for packaging optical discs such as CDs or DVDs, having a central column that passes through the central holes in the discs and keeps them in a stack.
- Any marine univalve shell of the genus Tibia; a spindle stromb.
- Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
- A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- A sleep spindle.
- (cycling) The axle of a bottom bracket.
- A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
- (geometry) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
- An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
- (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
- A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
- The fusee of a watch.
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
- (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
verb
noun
- (taxonomy) Any dragonfly of family Libellulidae.
- (slang) A person who seeks partners with HIV in order to become infected.
- (slang) A drink consumed after another of a different kind.
- One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement.
- (equestrianism) A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
- (slang) A chaser for overweight or obese people; a chubby chaser.
- Something or someone who chases.
- (timber industry) One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing.
- A person who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty; a prison guard.
- (LGBTQ slang) A chaser for transgender people; a tranny chaser.
- Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing.
- (nautical) A chase gun.
- A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads.
- A long piece of flexible wire used to draw an electrical cable through a wall cavity.
- (fiction, Harry Potter) In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player responsible for passing the quaffle and scoring goals with it.
- a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- a drink to follow immediately after another drink
noun
- Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium
- Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
- Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
- Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris.
noun
- (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- Synonym of water strider.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- Any of three species of bird, in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- (naval) A surface ship.
- A person who skims.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- a rapid superficial reader
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
verb
noun
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- (Australia, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- (graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
- (UK, slang) A king skin.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
- A king-sized bed.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
- the husband or widower of a queen
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To perform the duties of a king.
noun
- a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
- (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
- a voluptuously beautiful young woman
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
- (entomology) The larva of certain insects.
- A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.
- (entomology) Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.
verb
noun
- A kind of stonefly.
- (slang, drugs, Canada, US) The crystalline or powdered form of MDA.
- (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
- A wren.
- A willow.
- An object made from the wood of a willow.
- Any tree that resembles a willow.
- A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
- A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
- An excursion or side trip.
- A sudden rushing forth.
- (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
- a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
- a venture off the beaten path
- witty remark
verb
noun
- (entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect [from 18th c.]
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a ghostly appearing figure
noun
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
- (sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
- The broad pennant flown by commodores.
- The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- the award given to the champion
- a long flag; often tapering
noun
- (US, regional) A dragonfly.
- (US, regional) A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha
- (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Micromidia, endemic to eastern Australia.
- mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
noun
- A moth, Mythimna ferrago
- An earth material with ductile qualities.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims.
- A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.
- (biblical) The material of the human body.
- (tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
- (geology) A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (firearms, informal) A clay pigeon.
- A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- the dead body of a human being
- a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
verb
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
- Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)
- A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
- grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
noun
- Austrogomphus cornutus, a species of dragonfly.
- Someone who invests in startups that may become unicorns (startups whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars).
- (derogatory) Someone who seeks unicorns (bisexual women who participate in swinging or polyamory), stereotyped as harassing uninterested women.
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.
- Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
- A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
- common North American deer; tail has a white underside
noun
- A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
- (anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- (figuratively) A person who changes residence frequently.
- (figuratively) Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
- (figuratively, sports) A player who changes teams frequently.
- a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
adj
noun
- Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.
- (Singapore) A seller of food in a hawker centre.
- A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
- Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.
- someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
- (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
- a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
adj
noun
- A dragonfly of the genus Brachythemis.
- (fantasy) A member of a race that lives primarily underground, such as a dwarf.
- (Abrahamic religions) Adam, before eating the apple of knowledge of good and evil (emphasizing his creation from the ground).
- (military, slang) A soldier who fights on the ground or serves as ground crew, as opposed to a seaman, pilot, etc.
- The spined loach (Cobitis taenia), weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), or other member of the loaches.
- The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.
- (by extension) A person of uncultivated or uncultured taste.
- One who is confined to the ground, especially:
- Any of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially:
- An audience member in the cheap section (usually standing; originally in Elizabethan theater).
- A moth of the genus Condica
- in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
noun
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
noun
- A dragonfly.
- A stick insect.
- Clematis virginiana, a vine native to the United States.
- A cranefly.
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
- common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
noun
noun
- (UK) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
- Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
- Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
- Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
- (in combination) A game of darts that is won with the specified number of darts thrown.
- One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
- a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly
- fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
noun
- (countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
- (countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
- (countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
- (countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
- A Hereford cow.
- (uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
- a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
- hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States
noun
- (coastal New Jersey) A dragonfly.
- A muscle spindle.
- Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus.
- Any marine gastropod with a spindle-shaped shell formerly in one of the three invalid genera called Fusus.
- (biology) A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis.
- (computing) A plastic container for packaging optical discs such as CDs or DVDs, having a central column that passes through the central holes in the discs and keeps them in a stack.
- Any marine univalve shell of the genus Tibia; a spindle stromb.
- Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
- A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- A sleep spindle.
- (cycling) The axle of a bottom bracket.
- A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
- (geometry) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
- An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
- (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
- A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
- The fusee of a watch.
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
- (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
verb
noun
- (taxonomy) Any dragonfly of family Libellulidae.
- (slang) A person who seeks partners with HIV in order to become infected.
- (slang) A drink consumed after another of a different kind.
- One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement.
- (equestrianism) A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
- (slang) A chaser for overweight or obese people; a chubby chaser.
- Something or someone who chases.
- (timber industry) One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing.
- A person who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty; a prison guard.
- (LGBTQ slang) A chaser for transgender people; a tranny chaser.
- Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing.
- (nautical) A chase gun.
- A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads.
- A long piece of flexible wire used to draw an electrical cable through a wall cavity.
- (fiction, Harry Potter) In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player responsible for passing the quaffle and scoring goals with it.
- a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- a drink to follow immediately after another drink
noun
- Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium
- Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
- Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
- Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris.
noun
- (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- Synonym of water strider.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- Any of three species of bird, in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- (naval) A surface ship.
- A person who skims.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- a rapid superficial reader
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
verb
noun
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- (Australia, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- (graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
- (UK, slang) A king skin.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
- A king-sized bed.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
- the husband or widower of a queen
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To perform the duties of a king.
noun
- a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
- (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
- a voluptuously beautiful young woman
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
- (entomology) The larva of certain insects.
- A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.
- (entomology) Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.
verb
noun
- A kind of stonefly.
- (slang, drugs, Canada, US) The crystalline or powdered form of MDA.
- (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
- A wren.
- A willow.
- An object made from the wood of a willow.
- Any tree that resembles a willow.
- A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
- A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
- An excursion or side trip.
- A sudden rushing forth.
- (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
- a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
- a venture off the beaten path
- witty remark
verb
noun
- (entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect [from 18th c.]
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a ghostly appearing figure
noun
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
- (sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
- The broad pennant flown by commodores.
- The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- the award given to the champion
- a long flag; often tapering
noun
- (US, regional) A dragonfly.
- (US, regional) A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha
- (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Micromidia, endemic to eastern Australia.
- mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
noun
- A moth, Mythimna ferrago
- An earth material with ductile qualities.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims.
- A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.
- (biblical) The material of the human body.
- (tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
- (geology) A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (firearms, informal) A clay pigeon.
- A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- the dead body of a human being
- a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
verb
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