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verb
- generate gradually
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
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adj
noun
- a newspaper that is published every day
- A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
- Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
- (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
- (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
- (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
- (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
- (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
verb
verb
verb
- impart gradually
- give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- pour out of one vessel into another
- (transitive) To diffuse or permeate through something.
- (transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.
- (transitive) To pour liquid from one vessel into another.
phrase
verb
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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verb
noun
noun
- The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
- (finance) A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
- (automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
- (graphical user interface, chiefly web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
- (British) In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
- (pinball) A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
- (firefighting) The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.
- (computing) A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
- (finance) The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
- the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty
verb
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adv
verb
- spread gradually
- prepare in a percolator
- pass through
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- gain or regain energy
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
noun
adv
adj
noun
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
verb
- form or accumulate steadily
- bolster or strengthen
- improve the cleansing action of
- develop and grow
- give form to, according to a plan
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- make by combining materials and parts
- be engaged in building
- build or establish something abstract
- found or ground
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
noun
- constitution of the human body
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
- (countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
verb
- form or accumulate steadily
- bolster or strengthen
- change the use of and make available or usable
- enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- To close up by building.
- (card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To strengthen.
- To erect; to construct.
- (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
noun
verb
noun
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
adj
- Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
- (physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
- Harmonious; coherent; structured.
- (agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
- (military) Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
- (sociology) Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
- Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
- (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
- (biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
- (Internet, marketing, of search results) Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
- of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones
- simple and healthful and close to nature
- involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
- relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
- being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
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adv
adj
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
noun
verb
noun
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
verb
- increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
- use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
- arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
- enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
- (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.
- To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid.
- (finance) To engage in pyramid trading.
noun
- a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases their holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
- (by extension) Any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top.
- An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
- (neuroanatomy) A medullary pyramid, the medial-most bumps on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata
- (card games, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game)
- (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
- (journalism) An approximately triangular headline consisting of several centered lines of text of increasing length.
- A pyramid scheme.
- (card games) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
verb
- decrease gradually or bit by bit
- remove the skin from
- cut small bits or pare shavings from
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- (transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- (transitive, often with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- (Ireland, slang) To sharpen a pencil.
- To trim the hoof of a horse.
verb
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow or develop
- increase in size by natural process
- become attached by or as if by the process of growth
- grow emotionally or mature
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
- (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
- (ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- (intransitive) To develop, to mature.
- (ergative, of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere)
- (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
verb
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
noun
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
noun
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
verb
noun
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
- the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
- the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
verb
- (transitive) To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
- (transitive, nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
- To dance.
- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
- (intransitive, slang) To be confrontational.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- (transitive) To set, as the foot.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To depart.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- treat badly
- measure (distances) by pacing
- shift or move by taking a step
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- furnish with steps
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
noun
- (colloquial) A stepchild.
- (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
- Stepping (style of dance)
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
- (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
- (in the plural) A walk; passage.
- A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
- (in the plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
- The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
- (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
- (slang, primarily Netherlands) Kick scooter.
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
- A gait; manner of walking.
- (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (colloquial) A stepsibling.
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
- (programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- a musical interval of two semitones
- the distance covered by a step
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- relative position in a graded series
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- a short distance
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
adj
- That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
- (linguistics) Adding one statement to another.
- (finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
- Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
- That tends to accumulate.
- (law) (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.
- increasing by successive addition
verb
- flow off gradually
- deplete of resources
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- make weak
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
noun
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
verb
- flow off gradually
- use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
- lose validity
- become used up; be exhausted
- prove insufficient
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- exhaust the supply of
- flow, run or fall out and become lost
- (transitive) To extend a piece of material, or clothing.
- (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end.
- To be completely used up or consumed.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, out.
- (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To use up or consume all [with of ‘something’ (optional)]
- To force (someone or something) out of a location or state of being.
- (intransitive) To conclude in, to end up.
- (cricket) To get a batsman out (dismissed from play) via a runout.
noun
adv
- slowly and with difficulty
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
adj
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
noun
adj
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
verb
- To create in an approximate form.
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
adj
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
adv
noun
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
verb
adj
adv
noun
- (slang) A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Information.
- (informal) A generation (group of people born in a specific range of years).
- (informal, in combination) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
- Alternative letter-case form of Gen (“member of the Gen Movement”).
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.
- (birdwatching) Information about the location of a bird.
- informal term for information
verb
- To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
- (sewing) To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
- To gain; to win.
- (intransitive, medicine, of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
- (architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
- (glassblowing) To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
- Especially, to harvest food.
- (nautical) To haul in; to take up.
- (intransitive) To grow gradually larger by accretion.
- (intransitive) To congregate, or assemble.
- (knitting) To bring stitches closer together.
- To collect normally separate things.
- To bring parts of a whole closer.
- To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
- collect in one place
- conclude from evidence
- get people together
- look for (food) in nature
- draw and bring closer
- increase or develop
- draw together into folds or puckers
- increase in amount by collecting or gathering
- assemble or get together
noun
- (masonry) The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather.
- A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
- A gathering.
- The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
- (glassblowing) A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
- the act of gathering something
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
noun
- The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
- (finance) A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
- (automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
- (graphical user interface, chiefly web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
- (British) In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
- (pinball) A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
- (firefighting) The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.
- (computing) A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
- (finance) The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
- the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty
verb
noun
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
noun
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
verb
noun
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
- the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
- the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
verb
- generate gradually
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
verb
verb
- impart gradually
- give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- pour out of one vessel into another
- (transitive) To diffuse or permeate through something.
- (transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.
- (transitive) To pour liquid from one vessel into another.
verb
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
noun
verb
- spread gradually
- prepare in a percolator
- pass through
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- gain or regain energy
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
noun
verb
- form or accumulate steadily
- bolster or strengthen
- improve the cleansing action of
- develop and grow
- give form to, according to a plan
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- make by combining materials and parts
- be engaged in building
- build or establish something abstract
- found or ground
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
noun
- constitution of the human body
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
- (countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
verb
- form or accumulate steadily
- bolster or strengthen
- change the use of and make available or usable
- enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- To close up by building.
- (card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To strengthen.
- To erect; to construct.
- (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
noun
verb
noun
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
verb
- increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
- use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
- arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
- enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
- (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.
- To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid.
- (finance) To engage in pyramid trading.
noun
- a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases their holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
- (by extension) Any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top.
- An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
- (neuroanatomy) A medullary pyramid, the medial-most bumps on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata
- (card games, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game)
- (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
- (journalism) An approximately triangular headline consisting of several centered lines of text of increasing length.
- A pyramid scheme.
- (card games) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
verb
- decrease gradually or bit by bit
- remove the skin from
- cut small bits or pare shavings from
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- (transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- (transitive, often with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- (Ireland, slang) To sharpen a pencil.
- To trim the hoof of a horse.
verb
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow or develop
- increase in size by natural process
- become attached by or as if by the process of growth
- grow emotionally or mature
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
- (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
- (ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- (intransitive) To develop, to mature.
- (ergative, of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere)
- (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
verb
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
noun
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
verb
- (transitive) To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
- (transitive, nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
- To dance.
- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
- (intransitive, slang) To be confrontational.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- (transitive) To set, as the foot.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To depart.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- treat badly
- measure (distances) by pacing
- shift or move by taking a step
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- furnish with steps
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
noun
- (colloquial) A stepchild.
- (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
- Stepping (style of dance)
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
- (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
- (in the plural) A walk; passage.
- A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
- (in the plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
- The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
- (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
- (slang, primarily Netherlands) Kick scooter.
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
- A gait; manner of walking.
- (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (colloquial) A stepsibling.
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
- (programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- a musical interval of two semitones
- the distance covered by a step
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- relative position in a graded series
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- a short distance
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
verb
- flow off gradually
- deplete of resources
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- make weak
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
noun
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
verb
- flow off gradually
- use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
- lose validity
- become used up; be exhausted
- prove insufficient
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- exhaust the supply of
- flow, run or fall out and become lost
- (transitive) To extend a piece of material, or clothing.
- (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end.
- To be completely used up or consumed.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, out.
- (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To use up or consume all [with of ‘something’ (optional)]
- To force (someone or something) out of a location or state of being.
- (intransitive) To conclude in, to end up.
- (cricket) To get a batsman out (dismissed from play) via a runout.
noun
verb
- To create in an approximate form.
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
adj
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
adv
noun
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
verb
adj
adv
noun
- (slang) A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Information.
- (informal) A generation (group of people born in a specific range of years).
- (informal, in combination) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
- Alternative letter-case form of Gen (“member of the Gen Movement”).
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.
- (birdwatching) Information about the location of a bird.
- informal term for information
verb
- To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
- (sewing) To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
- To gain; to win.
- (intransitive, medicine, of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
- (architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
- (glassblowing) To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
- Especially, to harvest food.
- (nautical) To haul in; to take up.
- (intransitive) To grow gradually larger by accretion.
- (intransitive) To congregate, or assemble.
- (knitting) To bring stitches closer together.
- To collect normally separate things.
- To bring parts of a whole closer.
- To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
- collect in one place
- conclude from evidence
- get people together
- look for (food) in nature
- draw and bring closer
- increase or develop
- draw together into folds or puckers
- increase in amount by collecting or gathering
- assemble or get together
noun
- (masonry) The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather.
- A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
- A gathering.
- The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
- (glassblowing) A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
- the act of gathering something
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
adv
adj
noun
- a newspaper that is published every day
- A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
- Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
- (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
- (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
- (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
- (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
- (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
verb
adv
adj
noun
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
adv
adj
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
noun
verb
adv
- slowly and with difficulty
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
adj
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
noun
adj
- Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
- (physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
- Harmonious; coherent; structured.
- (agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
- (military) Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
- (sociology) Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
- Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
- (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
- (biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
- (Internet, marketing, of search results) Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
- of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones
- simple and healthful and close to nature
- involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
- relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
- being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
noun
adj
- That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
- (linguistics) Adding one statement to another.
- (finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
- Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
- That tends to accumulate.
- (law) (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.
- increasing by successive addition
adj
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.