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verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- give careful consideration to
- look at carefully; study mentally
- look at attentively
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
- deem to be
- show consideration for; take into account
- (transitive) To think about seriously.
- (intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- (transitive) To take up as an example.
- To believe or opine (that).
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- (transitive) To look at attentively.
- (transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
- (transitive) To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
- (ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
verb
noun
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
verb
adj
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- To discuss or debate.
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
- (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
- (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
- To bring up as a subject for debate.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
adj
- open to argument or debate
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
- (Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
- (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- (Canada, US) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
noun
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- A moot court.
- (Australia) The vagina.
- (historical) An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
- (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rustic) Talk.
- (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
- (Internet slang, endearing) A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- (scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- turn up, loosen, or remove earth
- do business worth a certain amount of money
- move by turning over or rotating
- turn from an upright or normal position
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive) To cause extensive disturbance or disruption to (a room, storage place, etc.), e.g. while searching for an item, or ransacking a property.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To transfer.
- (transitive, sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
- (transitive) To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
- (transitive) To mull, ponder
- (transitive, idiomatic) To produce, complete, or cycle through.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, over.
- (transitive, intransitive) To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
- (transitive, business) To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
- (transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.
noun
- careful consideration
- (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
- a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
- planning something carefully and intentionally
- the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
- The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
- Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
verb
noun
verb
- To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
- To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
- To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
- be motionless, in suspension
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
noun
- The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
- Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
- Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
- A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
- Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
- That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
- (physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
- A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
- great coolness and composure under strain
- a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
- a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
verb
- examine methodically
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- project onto a screen for viewing
- prevent from entering
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
noun
- Careful and thorough thought.
- Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
- A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
- A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
- A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
verb
- give careful consideration to
- be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- learn by reading books
- be a student of a certain subject
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- (usually academic, transitive, intransitive) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- (transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
- (intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
noun
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- a state of deep mental absorption
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
- a detailed critical inspection
- attentive consideration and meditation
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
- a branch of knowledge
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- (chess) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- (academic) An academic publication.
- (music) A piece for special practice; an etude.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
adj
noun
verb
- look over carefully
- come to see in an official or professional capacity
- examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
- To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
- To view and examine officially.
- To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.
noun
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- arrangement; settlement.
- (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
- the act of making up your mind about something
- an intuitive assumption
- the act of ending something
- the last section of a communication
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- a final settlement
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- event whose occurrence ends something
noun
- Careful thought or consideration.
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- (followed by on) Used to make an implied criticism.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- expression without words
verb
noun
adj
adv
adj
- Carefully done, detailed.
- (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.
- 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
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
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
- look over carefully or inspect
- consider in a comprehensive way
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- hold a review (of troops)
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
noun
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
verb
noun
verb
- appraise critically
- look at again; examine again
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- refresh one's memory
- hold a review (of troops)
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
noun
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- a new appraisal or evaluation
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
- a formal or official examination
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- A survey of the available items or material.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
verb
- examine thoroughly
- cook over or under a grill
- (transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.
- (New York City) To stare at.
- (intransitive, informal) To feel very hot; to swelter.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
- (transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
- (transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
noun
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
- (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
- On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
- (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
- The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.
- Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
- (colloquial, by extension) The front teeth regarded collectively.
- A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
- (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
- A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of girl.
verb
- examine minutely
- clean with hard rubbing
- rub hard or scrub
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- (intransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
- (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- (transitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
- (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
- (ambitransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
noun
- a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
- A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
- Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
noun
verb
- determine the weight of
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (intransitive, copulative, stative) To have a certain weight.
- (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have a certain weight
- show consideration for; take into account
verb
noun
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
prep
adj
noun
verb
prep
- Considering; taking into account.
- Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
- Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- Using as an instrument; by means of.
- In regard to.
- In addition to; as an accessory to.
- Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
- Against.
- Prompted by (a certain emotion).
- Having, owning.
- In support of.
- In the employment of.
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
adv
noun
verb
noun
verb
- treat carefully
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- give suck to
- (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
- (transitive, billiards) To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
- (transitive) To hold closely to one's chest.
- (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
- (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
- (transitive, informal) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
- (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
noun
- one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- a woman who is the custodian of children
- (informal) Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- (healthcare) A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- A nurse shark or dogfish.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
verb
- question or examine thoroughly and closely
- question closely
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- To interrogate.
- To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
- To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
- To check the health or condition of something or someone.
noun
verb
noun
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
- (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- (go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- (comedy, fiction) An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
- (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
- (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
- (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
- (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
verb
- take account of
- have a certain value or carry a certain weight
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have faith or confidence in
- put into a group
- name or recite the numbers in ascending order
- determine the number or amount of
- include as if by counting
- show consideration for; take into account
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
- (transitive) To reckon in, to include in consideration.
- (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
- (transitive) To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.
- (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group).
noun
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
- the total number counted
- (minced oath, slang) Cunt (the taboo swear word)
- (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
- A countdown.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
- (law) A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
- The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
- The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- The male ruler of a county.
- A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
adj
verb
- take account of
- expect, believe, or suppose
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- have faith or confidence in
- deem to be
- judge to be probable
- To come to an accounting; to draw up or settle accounts; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.
- To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
- To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.
- To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e. to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host
- To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.
- (intransitive) To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.
- (colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (usually preceded by ‘in’) a detail or point
- the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- a long fixed look
- an attitude of admiration or esteem
- a feeling of friendship and esteem
- paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- (countable) A steady look, a gaze.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of retard.
- (preceded by “in” or “with”) A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense.
- (uncountable) The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.
- One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
verb
- look attentively
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- observe or determine by looking
- observe without intervening
- see or watch
- (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
- (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
- (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
- (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
noun
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- a small portable timepiece
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
noun
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- expression without words
- (British) Uncommon spelling of reflection.
- (grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
noun
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
- regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
- (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
- (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
- (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.
- The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
noun
- careful consideration
- (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
- a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
- planning something carefully and intentionally
- the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
- The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
- Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
noun
- Careful and thorough thought.
- Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
- A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
- A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
- A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
noun
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- arrangement; settlement.
- (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
- the act of making up your mind about something
- an intuitive assumption
- the act of ending something
- the last section of a communication
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- a final settlement
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- event whose occurrence ends something
noun
- Careful thought or consideration.
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- (followed by on) Used to make an implied criticism.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- expression without words
noun
verb
- determine the weight of
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (intransitive, copulative, stative) To have a certain weight.
- (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have a certain weight
- show consideration for; take into account
verb
- To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
- To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
- To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
- be motionless, in suspension
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
noun
- The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
- Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
- Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
- A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
- Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
- That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
- (physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
- A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
- great coolness and composure under strain
- a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
- a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
noun
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- expression without words
- (British) Uncommon spelling of reflection.
- (grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
noun
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
- regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
- (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
- (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
- (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.
- The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- give careful consideration to
- look at carefully; study mentally
- look at attentively
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
- deem to be
- show consideration for; take into account
- (transitive) To think about seriously.
- (intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- (transitive) To take up as an example.
- To believe or opine (that).
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- (transitive) To look at attentively.
- (transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
- (transitive) To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
- (ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
verb
noun
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
verb
adj
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- To discuss or debate.
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
- (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
- (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
- To bring up as a subject for debate.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
adj
- open to argument or debate
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
- (Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
- (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- (Canada, US) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
noun
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- A moot court.
- (Australia) The vagina.
- (historical) An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
- (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rustic) Talk.
- (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
- (Internet slang, endearing) A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- (scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- turn up, loosen, or remove earth
- do business worth a certain amount of money
- move by turning over or rotating
- turn from an upright or normal position
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive) To cause extensive disturbance or disruption to (a room, storage place, etc.), e.g. while searching for an item, or ransacking a property.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To transfer.
- (transitive, sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
- (transitive) To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
- (transitive) To mull, ponder
- (transitive, idiomatic) To produce, complete, or cycle through.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, over.
- (transitive, intransitive) To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
- (transitive, business) To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
- (transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.
verb
noun
verb
- To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
- To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
- To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
- be motionless, in suspension
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
noun
- The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
- Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
- Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
- A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
- Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
- That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
- (physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
- A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
- great coolness and composure under strain
- a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
- a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
verb
- examine methodically
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- project onto a screen for viewing
- prevent from entering
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
verb
- give careful consideration to
- be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- learn by reading books
- be a student of a certain subject
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- (usually academic, transitive, intransitive) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- (transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
- (intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
noun
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- a state of deep mental absorption
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
- a detailed critical inspection
- attentive consideration and meditation
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
- a branch of knowledge
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- (chess) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- (academic) An academic publication.
- (music) A piece for special practice; an etude.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
verb
- look over carefully
- come to see in an official or professional capacity
- examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
- To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
- To view and examine officially.
- To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.
verb
noun
verb
- look over carefully or inspect
- consider in a comprehensive way
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- hold a review (of troops)
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
noun
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
verb
noun
verb
- appraise critically
- look at again; examine again
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- refresh one's memory
- hold a review (of troops)
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
noun
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- a new appraisal or evaluation
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
- a formal or official examination
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- A survey of the available items or material.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
verb
- examine thoroughly
- cook over or under a grill
- (transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.
- (New York City) To stare at.
- (intransitive, informal) To feel very hot; to swelter.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
- (transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
- (transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
noun
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
- (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
- On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
- (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
- The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.
- Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
- (colloquial, by extension) The front teeth regarded collectively.
- A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
- (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
- A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of girl.
verb
- examine minutely
- clean with hard rubbing
- rub hard or scrub
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- (intransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
- (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- (transitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
- (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
- (ambitransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
noun
- a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
- A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
- Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
verb
noun
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
noun
verb
- determine the weight of
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (intransitive, copulative, stative) To have a certain weight.
- (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have a certain weight
- show consideration for; take into account
verb
noun
verb
- treat carefully
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- give suck to
- (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
- (transitive, billiards) To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
- (transitive) To hold closely to one's chest.
- (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
- (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
- (transitive, informal) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
- (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
noun
- one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- a woman who is the custodian of children
- (informal) Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- (healthcare) A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- A nurse shark or dogfish.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
verb
- question or examine thoroughly and closely
- question closely
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- To interrogate.
- To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
- To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
- To check the health or condition of something or someone.
noun
verb
noun
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
- (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- (go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- (comedy, fiction) An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
- (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
- (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
- (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
- (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
verb
- take account of
- have a certain value or carry a certain weight
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have faith or confidence in
- put into a group
- name or recite the numbers in ascending order
- determine the number or amount of
- include as if by counting
- show consideration for; take into account
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
- (transitive) To reckon in, to include in consideration.
- (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
- (transitive) To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.
- (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group).
noun
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
- the total number counted
- (minced oath, slang) Cunt (the taboo swear word)
- (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
- A countdown.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
- (law) A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
- The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
- The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- The male ruler of a county.
- A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
adj
verb
- take account of
- expect, believe, or suppose
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- have faith or confidence in
- deem to be
- judge to be probable
- To come to an accounting; to draw up or settle accounts; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.
- To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
- To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.
- To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e. to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host
- To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.
- (intransitive) To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.
- (colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
noun
verb
noun
- (usually preceded by ‘in’) a detail or point
- the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- a long fixed look
- an attitude of admiration or esteem
- a feeling of friendship and esteem
- paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- (countable) A steady look, a gaze.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of retard.
- (preceded by “in” or “with”) A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense.
- (uncountable) The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.
- One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
verb
- look attentively
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- observe or determine by looking
- observe without intervening
- see or watch
- (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
- (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
- (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
- (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
noun
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- a small portable timepiece
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
adv
adj
- Carefully done, detailed.
- (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.
- 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
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
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
noun
adj
adv
adj
- Carefully done, detailed.
- (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.
- 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
- confined to specific persons
- crowded
- strictly confined or guarded
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- lacking fresh air
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
- used of hair or haircuts
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- giving or spending with reluctance
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