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verb
- be specific about
- (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
- (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
- (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
verb
- be specific about
- devote oneself to a special area of work
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- suit to a special purpose
- (usually derogatory) To be known or notorious for some specialty.
- (intransitive) To become distinct or separate from what is common, particularly:
- To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
- (rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.
- To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.
- (biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate due to form or function.
- (transitive) To train (someone) in a specialty.
- (uncommon, transitive) To narrow in scope.
verb
- be specific about
- define clearly
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- decide upon or fix definitely
- determine the essential quality of
- design or destine
- (transitive) To bring about a specific result.
- (transitive) To include in a specification.
- (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
adj
- Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
- in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
- precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
noun
verb
- make more specific
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- make fit or prepared
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- pronounce fit or able
- add a modifier to a constituent
- (intransitive) To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.
- (transitive, juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.
- (transitive) To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
- (transitive) To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
- (transitive) To certify or license someone for something.
- (intransitive or reflexive) To become competent or eligible for some position or task.
- (transitive) To make someone competent or eligible for some position or task.
- (intransitive) To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
- (transitive) To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
noun
adj
noun
prep
verb
adj
- fully detailed and specific about particulars
- Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
- (law) Involving evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, thus, suggesting guilt but not directly proving it.
- Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
- Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
noun
adj
- Particular, specific, rather than general.
- (not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).
- Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
- (by extension, topos theory, of a category C with respect to another category X) Equipped with a faithful functor to X (called a base category), in which case C is called a concrete category over X.
- Real, actual, tangible.
- (category theory, of a category) Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets.
- capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
- formed by the coalescence of particles
noun
- (logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
- (perfumery) An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
- (especially) Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative.
- (countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
- (US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
- a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
verb
verb
- make explicit; specify in detail
- orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
- spell fully and without abbreviating
- (transitive) To explain in clear and simple terms; to be explicit.
- (transitive, when writing or editing) To replace an acronym with its expansion.
- (transitive) To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word.
noun
verb
- specify individually
- narrate or give a detailed account of
- render verbally
- repeat aloud from memory
- recite in elocution
- (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.
- (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
- Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).
- (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
verb
noun
- extended treatment of particulars
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- a crew of workers selected for a particular task
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a temporary military unit
- (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
- (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
- A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
- An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
- (paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
- A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
- (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
- (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
- (uncountable) A profusion of details.
noun
- a focus on something particular
- (Christianity, Judaism, theology) The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation.
- (politics) The principle that individual states, races of a federation, etc., may act independently of a central authority.
- An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.
adj
noun
adj
- Accurately and precisely described or specified.
- (mathematics) Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.
- Having a clean and distinct outline.
- having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
- accurately stated or described
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To specify, especially in detail.
- (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To criticize or denounce (someone); to bring up previously unspoken criticisms about (someone); to point out (someone's) faults.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To order into service; to summon into service.
- (transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- (intransitive, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut) To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.
- (intransitive, transitive) To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
- call out loudly, as of names or numbers
- challenge to a duel
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
noun
adj
- providing specific details or circumstances
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- exacting especially about details
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
- first and most important
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- (law) Containing a part only; limited.
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
- (law) Holding a particular estate.
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
noun
- a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
- (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
noun
- The state of being specific rather than general.
- the quality of being specific rather than general
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
- (medicine) The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for, or a symptom or sign is specific to, a given condition.
- the quality of being specific to a particular organism
adj
noun
adj
adj
- Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular.
- (algebraic geometry, of a morphism of schemes) Separated, of finite type, and universally closed.
- (usually postpositive) In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc).
- (mathematics, physics) Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue.
- (topology, of a function) Continuous, mapping closed sets to closed sets, and such that the preimage of every point is compact.
- (often postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word.
- (mathematics) Being strictly part of some other thing (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance), and not being the thing itself.
- Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.)
- Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
- Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
- Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
- (heraldry) Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures.
- (of a city or town) Including only the core areas while excluding surrounding suburbs
- (algebraic geometry, of a variety over a field k) Such that unique morphism from the variety to k is proper (as above).
- (mathematical analysis, of a metric space) Such that every closed ball is compact.
- (set theory, of a class) Not being a set.
- (now regional) Attractive, elegant.
- (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter.
- (now colloquial) Utter, complete.
- (topology, of a function) Such that the preimage of every compact set is compact.
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- limited to the thing specified
- marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
adv
noun
adj
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
- Tense; not relaxed.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Severe in discipline.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (of rules) stringently enforced
- severe and unremitting in making demands
- characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
adj
- Detailed.
- Relatively unimportant.
- Not intense.
- (computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
- Situated or occurring at a lower level.
- lower in rank or importance
- occurring at a relatively low altitude
- at a low level in rank or importance
- not intense
adv
adv
adj
- stated explicitly or in detail
- Explicit or definite.
- being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
- relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
- (physics) Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy).
- (immunology) Limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
- (physics) Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
- (physics) A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air).
- (sometimes in combination) Special, distinctive or unique.
- (bioscience, taxonomy) Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
- intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.
- Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
- Being a remedy for a particular disease on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptoms
noun
adj
- Of a period of time, being particular.
- Sole, only.
- In agreement.
- Whole, entire.
- Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
- The same.
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
- being a single entity made by combining separate components
- eminent beyond or above comparison
- indefinite in time or position
- of the same kind or quality
- used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
- having the indivisible character of a unit
det
noun
- A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
- (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
- (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
- (US) A one-dollar bill.
- One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- A joke or amusing anecdote.
- (Internet slang, leetspeak, sarcastic) Deliberate misspelling of !, used to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- The digit or figure 1.
- (followed by for) A person with a tendency to do something.
- (mathematics) The identity element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
- An alcoholic drink, especially a pint or can of beer.
- a single person or thing
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
num
- (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
- (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
- (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
- The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
particle
- A nominalizer used to form a noun phrase without a head noun.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the likelihood of something occurring, as a characteristic of something else.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the originator of something.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the characteristics of someone or something.
pron
- (Singlish, less common) Used as a relative pronoun at the end of a relative clause.
- (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
- (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
- (pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
- (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
verb
adv
adj
- confined to specific persons
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
noun
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- bring together all the elements or parts of
verb
- (transitive) To mention, specify.
- (transitive, of a person) To disclose the name of.
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
- (transitive) To designate for a role.
- (transitive) To identify as relevant or important
- (transitive) To publicly implicate by name.
- (transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
- determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- charge with a function; charge to be
- mention and identify by name
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- make reference to
- create and charge with a task or function
noun
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- A reputation.
- (computing) An identifier, generally a unique string of characters.
- (UK, finance) An investor in Lloyd's of London bearing unlimited liability.
- An authority; a behalf.
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
- A person (or legal person).
- a person's reputation
- a well-known or notable person
- by the sanction or authority of
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- family based on male descent
- a language unit by which a person or thing is known
verb
- be relevant to
- cause to experience suddenly
- return to consciousness
- attain
- (transitive) To total; to amount to.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
- (transitive, usually in present tense) To regard or specifically pertain to.
- (transitive) To seek help from.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.
- (transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
- (transitive) To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
- (transitive) To reach; to arrive at.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, nautical) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
verb
noun
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
- (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
- That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
- The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
verb
- be relevant to
- use a name to designate
- send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
- have as a meaning
- seek information from
- make reference to
- think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
- (intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
- (transitive, education) To require to resit an examination.
- (transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
- (grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.
- (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)
- (intransitive, of a term or name) To have the meaning of, to denote.
- (transitive) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
- (intransitive, programming) To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object. [with to]
- (intransitive) To mention (something); to direct attention (to something)
noun
verb
- be relevant to
- make a logical or causal connection
- be in a relationship with
- give an account of; narrate
- have or establish a relationship to
- (intransitive) To have a connection.
- (intransitive) To interact.
- (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- (intransitive) To identify with; to understand. [with to]
- (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
- (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
verb
- be relevant to
- 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 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
- 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)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- 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
adj
- (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
- (postpositive, retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
- Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
- (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
- without unnecessary stops
- not tacit or implied
adv
noun
- A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- An express office.
- A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
- (Philippines, chiefly Metro Manila) a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
- That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
- An express rifle.
- mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- rapid transport of goods
verb
- (transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
- (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
- (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
- (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
- send by rapid transport or special messenger service
- give expression to
- serve as a means for expressing something
- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
- indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
adj
- Particular, characteristic.
- (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
- Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
- (often proscribed) Rare or unusual.
- (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- radically distinctive and without equal
- the single one of its kind
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
noun
adj
noun
- A sixth-former at Eton College.
- (sports) A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- A stenotopic species.
- (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
- An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
- (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
- practices one branch of medicine
- an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
adj
- Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
- Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
- (not comparable, homological algebra, of a functor of abelian categories) Such that it preserves short exact sequences.
- (not comparable, homological algebra, of a sequence of morphisms in an abelian category) Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one.
- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
- marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
- lacking compromising or mitigating elements
adv
verb
- (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
- (transitive) To make desirable or necessary.
- (ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
- claim as due or just
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
noun
- a specific kind of something
- (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
- A type or kind. (Compare race.)
- (mineralogy) A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
- (chemistry, physics) A particular type of atom, molecule, ion or other particle.
- (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.
- Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
- (Christianity) Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
- plural of specie
- (biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
- An individual or kind of a biological species.
verb
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.
- (nonstandard, rare) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize.
- To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
- To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- treat condescendingly
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
noun
noun
- a focus on something particular
- (Christianity, Judaism, theology) The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation.
- (politics) The principle that individual states, races of a federation, etc., may act independently of a central authority.
- An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.
noun
- The state of being specific rather than general.
- the quality of being specific rather than general
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
- (medicine) The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for, or a symptom or sign is specific to, a given condition.
- the quality of being specific to a particular organism
noun
- a specific kind of something
- (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
- A type or kind. (Compare race.)
- (mineralogy) A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
- (chemistry, physics) A particular type of atom, molecule, ion or other particle.
- (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.
- Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
- (Christianity) Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
- plural of specie
- (biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
- An individual or kind of a biological species.
verb
- be specific about
- (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
- (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
- (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
verb
- be specific about
- devote oneself to a special area of work
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- suit to a special purpose
- (usually derogatory) To be known or notorious for some specialty.
- (intransitive) To become distinct or separate from what is common, particularly:
- To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
- (rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.
- To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.
- (biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate due to form or function.
- (transitive) To train (someone) in a specialty.
- (uncommon, transitive) To narrow in scope.
verb
- be specific about
- define clearly
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- decide upon or fix definitely
- determine the essential quality of
- design or destine
- (transitive) To bring about a specific result.
- (transitive) To include in a specification.
- (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
verb
- make more specific
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- make fit or prepared
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- pronounce fit or able
- add a modifier to a constituent
- (intransitive) To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.
- (transitive, juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.
- (transitive) To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
- (transitive) To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
- (transitive) To certify or license someone for something.
- (intransitive or reflexive) To become competent or eligible for some position or task.
- (transitive) To make someone competent or eligible for some position or task.
- (intransitive) To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
- (transitive) To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
noun
verb
- make explicit; specify in detail
- orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
- spell fully and without abbreviating
- (transitive) To explain in clear and simple terms; to be explicit.
- (transitive, when writing or editing) To replace an acronym with its expansion.
- (transitive) To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word.
verb
- specify individually
- narrate or give a detailed account of
- render verbally
- repeat aloud from memory
- recite in elocution
- (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.
- (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
- Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).
- (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
verb
noun
- extended treatment of particulars
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- a crew of workers selected for a particular task
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a temporary military unit
- (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
- (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
- A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
- An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
- (paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
- A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
- (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
- (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
- (uncountable) A profusion of details.
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To specify, especially in detail.
- (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To criticize or denounce (someone); to bring up previously unspoken criticisms about (someone); to point out (someone's) faults.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To order into service; to summon into service.
- (transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- (intransitive, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut) To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.
- (intransitive, transitive) To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
- call out loudly, as of names or numbers
- challenge to a duel
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
noun
verb
- (transitive) To mention, specify.
- (transitive, of a person) To disclose the name of.
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
- (transitive) To designate for a role.
- (transitive) To identify as relevant or important
- (transitive) To publicly implicate by name.
- (transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
- determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- charge with a function; charge to be
- mention and identify by name
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- make reference to
- create and charge with a task or function
noun
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- A reputation.
- (computing) An identifier, generally a unique string of characters.
- (UK, finance) An investor in Lloyd's of London bearing unlimited liability.
- An authority; a behalf.
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
- A person (or legal person).
- a person's reputation
- a well-known or notable person
- by the sanction or authority of
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- family based on male descent
- a language unit by which a person or thing is known
verb
- be relevant to
- cause to experience suddenly
- return to consciousness
- attain
- (transitive) To total; to amount to.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
- (transitive, usually in present tense) To regard or specifically pertain to.
- (transitive) To seek help from.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.
- (transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
- (transitive) To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
- (transitive) To reach; to arrive at.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, nautical) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
verb
noun
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
- (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
- That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
- The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
verb
- be relevant to
- use a name to designate
- send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
- have as a meaning
- seek information from
- make reference to
- think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
- (intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
- (transitive, education) To require to resit an examination.
- (transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
- (grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.
- (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)
- (intransitive, of a term or name) To have the meaning of, to denote.
- (transitive) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
- (intransitive, programming) To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object. [with to]
- (intransitive) To mention (something); to direct attention (to something)
noun
verb
- be relevant to
- make a logical or causal connection
- be in a relationship with
- give an account of; narrate
- have or establish a relationship to
- (intransitive) To have a connection.
- (intransitive) To interact.
- (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- (intransitive) To identify with; to understand. [with to]
- (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
- (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
verb
- be relevant to
- 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 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
- 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)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- 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
verb
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.
- (nonstandard, rare) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize.
- To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
- To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- treat condescendingly
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
adv
adv
adv
adj
- confined to specific persons
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
noun
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- bring together all the elements or parts of
adj
- Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
- in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
- precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
noun
adj
noun
prep
verb
adj
- fully detailed and specific about particulars
- Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
- (law) Involving evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, thus, suggesting guilt but not directly proving it.
- Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
- Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
noun
adj
- Particular, specific, rather than general.
- (not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).
- Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
- (by extension, topos theory, of a category C with respect to another category X) Equipped with a faithful functor to X (called a base category), in which case C is called a concrete category over X.
- Real, actual, tangible.
- (category theory, of a category) Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets.
- capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
- formed by the coalescence of particles
noun
- (logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
- (perfumery) An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
- (especially) Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative.
- (countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
- (US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
- a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
verb
adj
noun
adj
- Accurately and precisely described or specified.
- (mathematics) Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.
- Having a clean and distinct outline.
- having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
- accurately stated or described
adj
- providing specific details or circumstances
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- exacting especially about details
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
- first and most important
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- (law) Containing a part only; limited.
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
- (law) Holding a particular estate.
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
noun
- a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
- (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
adj
noun
adj
adj
- Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular.
- (algebraic geometry, of a morphism of schemes) Separated, of finite type, and universally closed.
- (usually postpositive) In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc).
- (mathematics, physics) Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue.
- (topology, of a function) Continuous, mapping closed sets to closed sets, and such that the preimage of every point is compact.
- (often postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word.
- (mathematics) Being strictly part of some other thing (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance), and not being the thing itself.
- Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.)
- Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
- Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
- Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
- (heraldry) Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures.
- (of a city or town) Including only the core areas while excluding surrounding suburbs
- (algebraic geometry, of a variety over a field k) Such that unique morphism from the variety to k is proper (as above).
- (mathematical analysis, of a metric space) Such that every closed ball is compact.
- (set theory, of a class) Not being a set.
- (now regional) Attractive, elegant.
- (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter.
- (now colloquial) Utter, complete.
- (topology, of a function) Such that the preimage of every compact set is compact.
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- limited to the thing specified
- marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
adv
noun
adj
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
- Tense; not relaxed.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Severe in discipline.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (of rules) stringently enforced
- severe and unremitting in making demands
- characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
adj
- Detailed.
- Relatively unimportant.
- Not intense.
- (computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
- Situated or occurring at a lower level.
- lower in rank or importance
- occurring at a relatively low altitude
- at a low level in rank or importance
- not intense
adj
- stated explicitly or in detail
- Explicit or definite.
- being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
- relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
- (physics) Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy).
- (immunology) Limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
- (physics) Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
- (physics) A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air).
- (sometimes in combination) Special, distinctive or unique.
- (bioscience, taxonomy) Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
- intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.
- Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
- Being a remedy for a particular disease on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptoms
noun
adj
- Of a period of time, being particular.
- Sole, only.
- In agreement.
- Whole, entire.
- Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
- The same.
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
- being a single entity made by combining separate components
- eminent beyond or above comparison
- indefinite in time or position
- of the same kind or quality
- used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
- having the indivisible character of a unit
det
noun
- A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
- (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
- (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
- (US) A one-dollar bill.
- One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- A joke or amusing anecdote.
- (Internet slang, leetspeak, sarcastic) Deliberate misspelling of !, used to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- The digit or figure 1.
- (followed by for) A person with a tendency to do something.
- (mathematics) The identity element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
- An alcoholic drink, especially a pint or can of beer.
- a single person or thing
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
num
- (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
- (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
- (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
- The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
particle
- A nominalizer used to form a noun phrase without a head noun.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the likelihood of something occurring, as a characteristic of something else.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the originator of something.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the characteristics of someone or something.
pron
- (Singlish, less common) Used as a relative pronoun at the end of a relative clause.
- (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
- (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
- (pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
- (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
verb
adj
- (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
- (postpositive, retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
- Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
- (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
- without unnecessary stops
- not tacit or implied
adv
noun
- A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- An express office.
- A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
- (Philippines, chiefly Metro Manila) a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
- That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
- An express rifle.
- mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- rapid transport of goods
verb
- (transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
- (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
- (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
- (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
- send by rapid transport or special messenger service
- give expression to
- serve as a means for expressing something
- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
- indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
adj
- Particular, characteristic.
- (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
- Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
- (often proscribed) Rare or unusual.
- (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- radically distinctive and without equal
- the single one of its kind
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
noun
adj
noun
- A sixth-former at Eton College.
- (sports) A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- A stenotopic species.
- (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
- An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
- (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
- practices one branch of medicine
- an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
adv
adj
- confined to specific persons
- (archaic outside certain phrases) Physically narrow or confined.
- At little distance; near in space or time.
- Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
- Carefully done, detailed.
- Accurate; precise.
- (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Tightly restricted in availability.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Attentive; undeviating; strict.
- (in particular) Almost resulting in disaster.
- (heraldry, of a bird) With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- Short.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
- Marked, evident.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close in relevance or relationship
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
noun
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A cathedral close.
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- An end or conclusion.
- (aviation, travel) The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- A grapple in wrestling.
- the last section of a communication
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- (intransitive) To become denser or more crowded with objects.
- (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- (Philippines, Quebec, Greece, Cyprus) To turn off; to switch off.
- (transitive) To obstruct or block.
- (transitive) To perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
- (transitive) To put out of use or operation.
- (transitive, baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially sports) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- (intransitive) To cease operation or cease to be available.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- (figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To make or become unreceptive.
- (ergative, marketing) To conclude (a sale).
- (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- (intransitive, of a business, market etc.) To cease trading for the day, or permanently.
- (transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- (chiefly figurative) To come or gather around; to enclose.
- (transitive) To end or conclude.
- come to a close
- draw near
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- fill or stop up
- come together, as if in an embrace
- become closed
- bar access to
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- engage at close quarters
- bring together all the elements or parts of
adj
- Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
- Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
- (not comparable, homological algebra, of a functor of abelian categories) Such that it preserves short exact sequences.
- (not comparable, homological algebra, of a sequence of morphisms in an abelian category) Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one.
- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
- marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
- lacking compromising or mitigating elements
adv
verb
- (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
- (transitive) To make desirable or necessary.
- (ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
- claim as due or just
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs