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adj
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- someone who offers opposition
- One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
- One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
- (historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
noun
- a natural disposition to be hostile
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- the quality of being bold and enterprising
- (uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
- (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
adj
- Aggressive; antagonistic.
- (not comparable) Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
- Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- Unwilling.
- very unfavorable to life or growth
- impossible to bring into friendly accord
- unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
- characterized by enmity or ill will
- not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
noun
noun
- an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
- A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
adj
- indicating hostility or enmity
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
noun
adv
verb
- become hostile towards
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
noun
- a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- the feeling of a hostile person
- (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
adj
- Hateful or hostile.
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- harsh or corrosive in tone
adv
noun
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
verb
noun
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
- a disposition to behave aggressively
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- the act of initiating hostilities
- deliberately unfriendly behavior
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion.
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- The practice or habit of launching attacks.
verb
verb
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- deliver a sting to
noun
- The act of biting.
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
adj
noun
adj
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
verb
adv
noun
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- (informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
- an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
- a sudden outburst of anger
- A thing or person that annoys.
- The state of being irritated.
- A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
- The act of irritating or annoying.
- (physiology) A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- needed encouragement
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
adj
- Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
- Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
- Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
- shunning contact with others
- hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
noun
verb
noun
- A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
- a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- the state of being angry
verb
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
noun
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
adj
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot
- extremely dark
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- offering little or no hope
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- harshly ironic or sinister
- (German politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (politics) Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- (Ireland, now derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
- (of a location or setting) Without light.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
- (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
noun
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- total absence of light
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
- (uncountable, informal) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- (countable and uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (firefighting) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
- (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- (countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (countable, baseball) The edge of home plate.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (informal, chiefly UK, chiefly uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
- (countable, sometimes capitalised, often offensive) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
verb
verb
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- be face to face with
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
- (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
- (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
- (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
- (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
verb
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
noun
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
noun
- A tendency to become angry.
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
- State of mind; mood.
- Middle state or course; mean; medium.
- The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
- Anger; a fit of anger.
- (sugar manufacture, historical) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
- The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
- (pottery, architecture) A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; tempering.
- The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- a sudden outburst of anger
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
verb
- (cooking) To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
- To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- (music) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
- To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
- To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
- To moderate or control.
- change by restraining or moderating
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
noun
- separation resulting from hostility
- the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
- the feeling of being alienated from other people
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- The state of being alienated.
- (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
- The act of alienating.
adj
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
noun
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- the action of stretching something tight
- (physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- A psychological state of being tense.
- (physics, engineering) Voltage.
- (physics, engineering) A force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
- The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
- A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
verb
adj
- Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
- (informal, Australian Aboriginal, Ireland, Newfoundland) Excellent, awesome, cool.
- Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
- (informal) Very boring.
- Causing death; lethal.
- causing or capable of causing death
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- exceedingly harmful
- involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
- (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- of an instrument of certain death
adv
adj
noun
- a natural disposition to be hostile
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- the quality of being bold and enterprising
- (uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
- (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
noun
- an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
- A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
noun
- a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- the feeling of a hostile person
- (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
- (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
noun
- a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
- a disposition to behave aggressively
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
- the act of initiating hostilities
- deliberately unfriendly behavior
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion.
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- The practice or habit of launching attacks.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- (informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
- an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
- a sudden outburst of anger
- A thing or person that annoys.
- The state of being irritated.
- A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
- The act of irritating or annoying.
- (physiology) A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- needed encouragement
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
noun
- A tendency to become angry.
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
- State of mind; mood.
- Middle state or course; mean; medium.
- The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
- Anger; a fit of anger.
- (sugar manufacture, historical) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
- The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
- (pottery, architecture) A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; tempering.
- The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- a sudden outburst of anger
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
verb
- (cooking) To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
- To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- (music) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
- To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
- To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
- To moderate or control.
- change by restraining or moderating
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
noun
- separation resulting from hostility
- the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
- the feeling of being alienated from other people
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- The state of being alienated.
- (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
- The act of alienating.
noun
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- the action of stretching something tight
- (physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- A psychological state of being tense.
- (physics, engineering) Voltage.
- (physics, engineering) A force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
- The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
- A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
verb
verb
- become hostile towards
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
verb
verb
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- deliver a sting to
noun
- The act of biting.
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
verb
noun
- A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
- a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- the state of being angry
verb
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
noun
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
verb
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- be face to face with
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
- (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
- (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
- (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
- (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
verb
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
noun
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
adj
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- someone who offers opposition
- One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
- One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
- (historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
adj
- Aggressive; antagonistic.
- (not comparable) Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
- Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- Unwilling.
- very unfavorable to life or growth
- impossible to bring into friendly accord
- unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
- characterized by enmity or ill will
- not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
noun
adj
- indicating hostility or enmity
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
noun
adv
adj
- Hateful or hostile.
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- harsh or corrosive in tone
adv
noun
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
verb
adj
noun
adj
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
verb
adv
noun
adj
- Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
- Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
- Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
- shunning contact with others
- hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
noun
adj
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot
- extremely dark
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- offering little or no hope
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- harshly ironic or sinister
- (German politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (politics) Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- (Ireland, now derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
- (of a location or setting) Without light.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
- (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
noun
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- total absence of light
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
- (uncountable, informal) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- (countable and uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (firefighting) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
- (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- (countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (countable, baseball) The edge of home plate.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (informal, chiefly UK, chiefly uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
- (countable, sometimes capitalised, often offensive) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
verb
adj
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
adj
- Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
- (informal, Australian Aboriginal, Ireland, Newfoundland) Excellent, awesome, cool.
- Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
- (informal) Very boring.
- Causing death; lethal.
- causing or capable of causing death
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- exceedingly harmful
- involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
- (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- of an instrument of certain death