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adj
noun
verb
adv
- in a practical manner
- (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
- almost; nearly
- Almost completely; almost entirely.
- With respect to practices or a practice.
- In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
- In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
adj
noun
- an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
- (meteorology) Official information issued by the National Weather Service that highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning. They are for events that may cause significant inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property.
- (uncountable, uncommon, possibly nonstandard) Supervision by an advisor.
- (countable) A warning.
noun
- An instance of helping.
- physical assistance
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
adj
- Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- concerned with practical matters
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
- of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
noun
noun
- physical assistance
- (electrical engineering) A jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
- (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.
- A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).
adj
noun
noun
- assistance in time of difficulty
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- a pause for relaxation
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- a change for the better
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
adj
noun
- assistance in time of difficulty
- (uncountable, obsolete except dialectal) Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.
- (uncountable, military) Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.
- (uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
verb
- help in a difficult situation
- (transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.
- (transitive, military) To provide aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers; in particular, for helping a place under siege.
- (transitive, obsolete except dialectal) To protect, to shelter; to provide a refuge.
adj
- of e.g. advice
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- containing or based on a fallacy
- suffering from severe mental illness
- not sound financially
- physically unsound or diseased
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
adv
- in a manner that facilitates
- in the same way; also
- to a very great extent or degree
- (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- in truth (often tends to intensify)
- in the way indicated
- (usually followed by ‘that’) to an extent or degree as expressed
- in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
- subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
- to a certain unspecified extent or degree
- In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; likewise, also.
- Indeed.
- (informal) at all (negative clause).
- To the (explicitly stated) extent.
- To the (implied) extent.
- (with as): To such an extent or degree; as.
- Very much.
- Very (positive or negative clause).
noun
adj
conj
intj
- Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.
- Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.
- Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.
pron
noun
- someone who gives advice about problems
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
- A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
- (US) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
- (law) An attorney.
- (politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
- (education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
verb
- help oneself, often through improvised means
- (by extension) To build or put together (something) by first building or putting together the tools, building blocks, ideas, etc., necessary to build (the thing).
- To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
- (statistics) To employ a bootstrap method.
- To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
- (computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of a system or program.
- (computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
noun
- a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
- (statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
- (computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
- A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
- (figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
- (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
verb
noun
- (soccer) A decisive pass made to the goal scorer
- (baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.
- A helpful action or an act of giving.
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
adj
- Used in real life; practical.
- Enough to allow one to use something.
- That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
- In paid employment.
- That is or are functioning.
- Of or relating to employment.
- serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
- actively engaged in paid work
- adopted as a temporary basis for further work
noun
- Method of operation.
- (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
- Fermentation.
- (countable) A train movement.
- (arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
- A place where work is carried on.
- (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
- a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
verb
noun
- a source of help and advice and encouragement
- the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- (endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- (Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
- The male cousin of one’s parent.
- (euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
- (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
intj
verb
noun
- act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
- the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
- The act of facilitating or making easy.
- (physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.
noun
- Advice; guidance.
- A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
- Exercise of judgment; prudence.
- Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
verb
noun
- an expert who gives advice
- (medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
- A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
- A person or party that is consulted.
verb
- To consult for advice or help.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
- To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
- To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
- (intransitive) To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
- With to as particle:
- (intransitive) To become.
- (transitive) To cause (something or someone) to become.
- speak to
adj
- Providing guidance or direction.
- Ranking first.
- Occurring in advance; preceding.
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest
- indicating the most important performer or role
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
noun
verb
verb
- To make useful; to find a practical use for.
- To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.
- To make use of; to use.
- To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended
- put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
adj
noun
adj
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- concerned with actual use or practice
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
- (film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- (theater, not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- being actually such in almost every respect
- having or put to a practical purpose or use
noun
- (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- (theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
- (film) A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
verb
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- give help or assistance; be of service
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
intj
noun
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
noun
verb
verb
- provide with abilities or understanding
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
- (transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
- (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
noun
verb
- get or ask advice from
- have a conference in order to talk something over
- seek information from
- advise professionally
- (transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
- (intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
- (transitive) To refer to (something) for information.
- (transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
- (intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
- (intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
noun
adj
noun
noun
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a safe place
- a shelter from danger or hardship
- A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
- A refuge island.
- Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
verb
noun
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a frequently visited place
- a hotel located in a resort area
- Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
- (government) A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
- Alternative spelling of re-sort.
- A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
verb
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- have recourse to
- (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
- (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).
- (intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
noun
- An instance of helping.
- physical assistance
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
- physical assistance
- (electrical engineering) A jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
- (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.
- A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).
noun
- assistance in time of difficulty
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- a pause for relaxation
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- a change for the better
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
adj
noun
- assistance in time of difficulty
- (uncountable, obsolete except dialectal) Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.
- (uncountable, military) Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.
- (uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
verb
- help in a difficult situation
- (transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.
- (transitive, military) To provide aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers; in particular, for helping a place under siege.
- (transitive, obsolete except dialectal) To protect, to shelter; to provide a refuge.
noun
- someone who gives advice about problems
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
- A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
- (US) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
- (law) An attorney.
- (politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
- (education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
noun
- a source of help and advice and encouragement
- the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- (endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- (Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
- The male cousin of one’s parent.
- (euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
- (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
intj
verb
noun
- act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
- the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
- The act of facilitating or making easy.
- (physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.
noun
- Advice; guidance.
- A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
- Exercise of judgment; prudence.
- Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
verb
noun
- an expert who gives advice
- (medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
- A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
- A person or party that is consulted.
noun
verb
noun
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a safe place
- a shelter from danger or hardship
- A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
- A refuge island.
- Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
verb
noun
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a frequently visited place
- a hotel located in a resort area
- Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
- (government) A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
- Alternative spelling of re-sort.
- A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
verb
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- have recourse to
- (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
- (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).
- (intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
verb
- help oneself, often through improvised means
- (by extension) To build or put together (something) by first building or putting together the tools, building blocks, ideas, etc., necessary to build (the thing).
- To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
- (statistics) To employ a bootstrap method.
- To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
- (computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of a system or program.
- (computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
noun
- a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
- (statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
- (computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
- A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
- (figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
- (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
verb
noun
- (soccer) A decisive pass made to the goal scorer
- (baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.
- A helpful action or an act of giving.
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
verb
- To consult for advice or help.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
- To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
- To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
- (intransitive) To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
- With to as particle:
- (intransitive) To become.
- (transitive) To cause (something or someone) to become.
- speak to
verb
- To make useful; to find a practical use for.
- To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.
- To make use of; to use.
- To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended
- put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
noun
- assistance in time of difficulty
- (uncountable, obsolete except dialectal) Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.
- (uncountable, military) Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.
- (uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
verb
- help in a difficult situation
- (transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.
- (transitive, military) To provide aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers; in particular, for helping a place under siege.
- (transitive, obsolete except dialectal) To protect, to shelter; to provide a refuge.
verb
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- give help or assistance; be of service
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
intj
noun
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
verb
- provide with abilities or understanding
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
- (transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
- (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
noun
verb
- get or ask advice from
- have a conference in order to talk something over
- seek information from
- advise professionally
- (transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
- (intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
- (transitive) To refer to (something) for information.
- (transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
- (intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
- (intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
noun
adv
- in a practical manner
- (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
- almost; nearly
- Almost completely; almost entirely.
- With respect to practices or a practice.
- In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
- In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
adv
- in a manner that facilitates
- in the same way; also
- to a very great extent or degree
- (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- in truth (often tends to intensify)
- in the way indicated
- (usually followed by ‘that’) to an extent or degree as expressed
- in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
- subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
- to a certain unspecified extent or degree
- In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; likewise, also.
- Indeed.
- (informal) at all (negative clause).
- To the (explicitly stated) extent.
- To the (implied) extent.
- (with as): To such an extent or degree; as.
- Very much.
- Very (positive or negative clause).
noun
adj
conj
intj
- Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.
- Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.
- Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.
pron
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
- (meteorology) Official information issued by the National Weather Service that highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning. They are for events that may cause significant inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property.
- (uncountable, uncommon, possibly nonstandard) Supervision by an advisor.
- (countable) A warning.
adj
- Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- concerned with practical matters
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
- of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
noun
adj
noun
adj
- of e.g. advice
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- containing or based on a fallacy
- suffering from severe mental illness
- not sound financially
- physically unsound or diseased
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
adj
- Used in real life; practical.
- Enough to allow one to use something.
- That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
- In paid employment.
- That is or are functioning.
- Of or relating to employment.
- serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
- actively engaged in paid work
- adopted as a temporary basis for further work
noun
- Method of operation.
- (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
- Fermentation.
- (countable) A train movement.
- (arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
- A place where work is carried on.
- (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
- a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
verb
adj
- Providing guidance or direction.
- Ranking first.
- Occurring in advance; preceding.
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest
- indicating the most important performer or role
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
noun
verb
adj
noun
adj
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- concerned with actual use or practice
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
- (film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- (theater, not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- being actually such in almost every respect
- having or put to a practical purpose or use
noun
- (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- (theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
- (film) A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.