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noun
- (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
- Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
- (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
- (fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
- Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
- (sports, fitness) A specific way of performing a movement.
- The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
- (crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
- Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
- An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
- Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
- A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
- (geometry) A quantic.
- (UK) Past history (in a given area); a habit of doing something.
- (UK, education) A class or year of school pupils.
- (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
- (philosophy) The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
- A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
- The den or home of a hare.
- Characteristics not involving atomic components.
- A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
- Level of performance.
- a particular mode in which something is manifested
- the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a perceptual structure
- an ability to perform well
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- a mold for setting concrete
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- a body of students who are taught together
- the visual appearance of something or someone
verb
- (transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
- (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
- To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
- To put together or bring into being; assemble.
- (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
- (intransitive) To take shape.
- (electricity, historical, transitive) To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.
- To provide (a hare) with a form.
- (transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
- develop into a distinctive entity
- assume a form or shape
- create (as an entity)
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
- to compose or represent
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give shape or form to
noun
- (computing) Nonstandard form of dialog (“dialog box”).
- (authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
- A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
- (philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
- a discussion intended to produce an agreement
- a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
- the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
- a conversation between two persons
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- (computing) Used to dismiss a dialog box or confirm a prompt.
- Used to sarcastically or sardonically indicate agreement with the previous statement.
- Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
- Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
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- (graphical user interface, informal) A combo box.
- (slang) A combination.
- (video games) An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.
- A small musical group.
- (especially collectible card games) A strategy aiming to win by playing a specific combination of cards (or similar), often in a single turn.
- Two or more gameplay elements (e.g. characters, items) which are powerful when used together.
- (Australia, derogatory) A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman, or who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture.
- a small band of jazz musicians
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- (computing, graphical user interface) A window that prompts the user to enter information.
- (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with ‘okay’ or ‘cancel’
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- (computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.
- (machine learning) Textual input given to a large language model or image model in order to have it generate a desired output.
- (theater) A word, phrase or line supplied by a prompter to an actor who has forgotten the script.
- (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
- (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
- a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
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- (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
- (transitive, computing) To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.
- (transitive, machine learning) To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.
- (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
- (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
- (transitive) To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- serve as the inciting cause of
- give an incentive for action
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- (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with ‘okay’ or ‘cancel’
- sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
- a committee appointed to judge a competition
- a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
- a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
- a soft pad placed under a saddle
- electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
- (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.
- (law) The whole jury.
- A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
- (medicine) A group of tests or assays, a battery.
- A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border.
- A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
- (law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
- A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
- (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
- (mining) A heap of dressed ore.
- (architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
- (graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
- (Scots law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
- (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
- (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
- (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
- (British, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
- A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
- (comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
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- (computing) A chat feature on a bulletin board system or web page where users can post a single line of text at a time.
- A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.
- A short remark intended as a sound bite.
- (computing) A command or small program consisting of a single line of input.
- a one-line joke
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- (graphical user interface) A context-sensitive dialog that duplicates many of the commands on the menu for users of the Maya Embedded Language.
- (rail transport) An overheated axle box, bearing and bearing enclosure.
- A cold frame containing compost that provides a limited amount of warmth.
- A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
- A room or house that becomes unbearably hot inside when the weather is hot.
- A small, hot, enclosure, used as a punishment for slaves or prisoners.
- (slang) A sexy woman.
- A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
- A gas manifold that diverts hot gasses into a heat exchanger.
- A storage container for personal belongings of employees who are hot desking.
- A small, airtight space where people smoke marijuana in order to intensify the high.
- An oven.
- A location where controversial ideas are discussed or practiced.
- A furnace or heat source for a building.
- An incubator.
- (engineering) An overheated shaft bearing.
- A box for hot composting.
- A soundproof box used to hold a camera in order to prevent the sound of its operation interfering with the recording of a film.
- a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
verb
- (slang) To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.
- (slang) To fart in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car.
- (slang) To smoke a cigarette vigorously and rapidly.
- (transitive, slang) To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby intensifying the drug's effects.
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- (graphical user interface) A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
- Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
- a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
- a person authorized to act for another
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- (computing) Initialism of Conversational Monitor System.
- (education) Initialism of career management skills.
- (materials science) Initialism of carbon microsphere.
- Initialism of congenital myasthenic syndrome.
- (computing) Initialism of content management system.
- (computing) Initialism of color management system.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of call management system.
- (video games) Initialism of construction and management simulation, a style of game that involves planning and managing a population of citizens in a town or similar, without direct control of characters.
- (physics, atom) Initialism of compact muon solenoid.
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- (graphical user interface) A default hint caption displayed in a text box prior to the user inputting any text.
- A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.
- (by extension) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
- A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
- (computing) A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.
- a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
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- (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
- (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
- A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
- (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
- (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
- A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
- (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
- (cycling, countable) A checkpoint along an audax route.
- A control group or control experiment.
- The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
- (parapsychology) A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
- Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- power to direct or determine
- the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- discipline in personal and social activities
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- (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- (transitive) To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.
- (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- handle and cause to function
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
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- (computing) A "black box" component that receives an input signal to be read out and mapped by another process, as part of reservoir computing.
- A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.
- A supply or source of something.
- A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
- A place where anything is kept in store.
- A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
- tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
- a large or extra supply of something
- lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
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- (computing) A system for inputting text on a device where individual buttons correspond to several characters that attempts to guess which word was intended (typically out of a writable vocabulary), as opposed to a system where disambiguation is achieved through repeated presses of the same key.
- (computing) A system, as in a word processor, that attempts to predict and autocomplete the text being typed.
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- (computing) A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
- A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.
- (computing, historical) A cassette drive.
- (computing, historical) A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
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- (computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
- (computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
- (rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
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- (computing) An individual discussion forum using the echomail system.
- (poetry) A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
- (figurative) An insignificant indirect result; a ripple.
- (figurative) Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing.
- (whist, bridge) A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or, as played by some, exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signalled for trumps.
- An antisemitic punctuation symbol or marking, ((( ))), placed around a name or phrase to indicate the person is Jewish or the entity is controlled by Jewish people; or repurposed or reclaimed to proudly declare one's Jewishness or solidarity with Jews.
- (medicine, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of echocardiography.
- (figurative) Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
- An utterance repeating what has just been said.
- (computing) The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
- (medicine, colloquial, countable) Clipping of echocardiogram.
- (whist, bridge) A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Echo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- a reflected television or radio or radar beam
- an imitation or repetition
- a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- a reply that repeats what has just been said
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To repeat (another’s speech, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To reflect back (a sound).
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of a rumour, opinion, etc.: to spread or reverberate.
- (intransitive, whist, bridge) To give the echo signal, informing one's partner about cards one holds.
- (intransitive) Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.
- (computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.
- ring or echo with sound
- to say again or imitate
- bring to mind
noun
- the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
- the bill in a restaurant
- a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
- sensationalist journalism
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- (Geordie and Mackem) A cigarette.
- (British Army, military slang) A fast march or run with full kit.
- (informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
- A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
- (slang) An ear.
- (colloquial, publishing) A tabloid newspaper.
- (graphical user interface) The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
- (informal, theater) A tableau curtain.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) A restaurant bill.
- (by extension) The cost or bill for anything.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.
- (by extension, graphical user interface) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- (typography, computing) A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
- (Oxbridge slang) A student of Cambridge University.
- A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
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- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- (programming) A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.
- (figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
- (outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
- an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes
- yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
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- (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
- (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- (politics, slang) A spin doctor.
- (slang) A disc jockey.
- (cricket) A spin bowler.
- (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
- A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
- A spinneret.
- A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
- board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
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- (user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- (nonstandard) A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
- An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
- (nonstandard) A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
- A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
- a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
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- (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- (programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
- A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
- (databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
- (graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
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- (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
- Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
- (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
- (fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
- Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
- (sports, fitness) A specific way of performing a movement.
- The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
- (crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
- Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
- An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
- Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
- A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
- (geometry) A quantic.
- (UK) Past history (in a given area); a habit of doing something.
- (UK, education) A class or year of school pupils.
- (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
- (philosophy) The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
- A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
- The den or home of a hare.
- Characteristics not involving atomic components.
- A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
- Level of performance.
- a particular mode in which something is manifested
- the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a perceptual structure
- an ability to perform well
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- a mold for setting concrete
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- a body of students who are taught together
- the visual appearance of something or someone
verb
- (transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
- (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
- To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
- To put together or bring into being; assemble.
- (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
- (intransitive) To take shape.
- (electricity, historical, transitive) To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.
- To provide (a hare) with a form.
- (transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
- develop into a distinctive entity
- assume a form or shape
- create (as an entity)
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
- to compose or represent
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give shape or form to
noun
- (computing) Nonstandard form of dialog (“dialog box”).
- (authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
- A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
- (philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
- a discussion intended to produce an agreement
- a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
- the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
- a conversation between two persons
verb
noun
- (graphical user interface, informal) A combo box.
- (slang) A combination.
- (video games) An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.
- A small musical group.
- (especially collectible card games) A strategy aiming to win by playing a specific combination of cards (or similar), often in a single turn.
- Two or more gameplay elements (e.g. characters, items) which are powerful when used together.
- (Australia, derogatory) A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman, or who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture.
- a small band of jazz musicians
verb
noun
noun
- (computing, graphical user interface) A window that prompts the user to enter information.
- (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with ‘okay’ or ‘cancel’
noun
- (computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.
- (machine learning) Textual input given to a large language model or image model in order to have it generate a desired output.
- (theater) A word, phrase or line supplied by a prompter to an actor who has forgotten the script.
- (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
- (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
- a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
adj
verb
- (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
- (transitive, computing) To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.
- (transitive, machine learning) To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.
- (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
- (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
- (transitive) To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- serve as the inciting cause of
- give an incentive for action
noun
- (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with ‘okay’ or ‘cancel’
- sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
- a committee appointed to judge a competition
- a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
- a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
- a soft pad placed under a saddle
- electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
- (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.
- (law) The whole jury.
- A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
- (medicine) A group of tests or assays, a battery.
- A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border.
- A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
- (law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
- A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
- (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
- (mining) A heap of dressed ore.
- (architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
- (graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
- (Scots law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
- (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
- (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
- (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
- (British, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
- A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
- (comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
verb
noun
- (computing) A chat feature on a bulletin board system or web page where users can post a single line of text at a time.
- A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.
- A short remark intended as a sound bite.
- (computing) A command or small program consisting of a single line of input.
- a one-line joke
noun
- (graphical user interface) A context-sensitive dialog that duplicates many of the commands on the menu for users of the Maya Embedded Language.
- (rail transport) An overheated axle box, bearing and bearing enclosure.
- A cold frame containing compost that provides a limited amount of warmth.
- A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
- A room or house that becomes unbearably hot inside when the weather is hot.
- A small, hot, enclosure, used as a punishment for slaves or prisoners.
- (slang) A sexy woman.
- A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
- A gas manifold that diverts hot gasses into a heat exchanger.
- A storage container for personal belongings of employees who are hot desking.
- A small, airtight space where people smoke marijuana in order to intensify the high.
- An oven.
- A location where controversial ideas are discussed or practiced.
- A furnace or heat source for a building.
- An incubator.
- (engineering) An overheated shaft bearing.
- A box for hot composting.
- A soundproof box used to hold a camera in order to prevent the sound of its operation interfering with the recording of a film.
- a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
verb
- (slang) To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.
- (slang) To fart in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car.
- (slang) To smoke a cigarette vigorously and rapidly.
- (transitive, slang) To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby intensifying the drug's effects.
noun
- (graphical user interface) A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
- Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
- a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
- a person authorized to act for another
noun
- (computing) Initialism of Conversational Monitor System.
- (education) Initialism of career management skills.
- (materials science) Initialism of carbon microsphere.
- Initialism of congenital myasthenic syndrome.
- (computing) Initialism of content management system.
- (computing) Initialism of color management system.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of call management system.
- (video games) Initialism of construction and management simulation, a style of game that involves planning and managing a population of citizens in a town or similar, without direct control of characters.
- (physics, atom) Initialism of compact muon solenoid.
name
noun
- (graphical user interface) A default hint caption displayed in a text box prior to the user inputting any text.
- A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.
- (by extension) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
- A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
- (computing) A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.
- a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
verb
noun
- (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
- (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
- A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
- (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
- (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
- A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
- (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
- (cycling, countable) A checkpoint along an audax route.
- A control group or control experiment.
- The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
- (parapsychology) A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
- Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- power to direct or determine
- the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- discipline in personal and social activities
verb
- (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- (transitive) To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.
- (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- handle and cause to function
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
noun
- (computing) A "black box" component that receives an input signal to be read out and mapped by another process, as part of reservoir computing.
- A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.
- A supply or source of something.
- A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
- A place where anything is kept in store.
- A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
- tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
- a large or extra supply of something
- lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
verb
noun
- (computing) A system for inputting text on a device where individual buttons correspond to several characters that attempts to guess which word was intended (typically out of a writable vocabulary), as opposed to a system where disambiguation is achieved through repeated presses of the same key.
- (computing) A system, as in a word processor, that attempts to predict and autocomplete the text being typed.
noun
- (computing) A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
- A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.
- (computing, historical) A cassette drive.
- (computing, historical) A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
noun
- (computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
- (computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
- (rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
noun
- (computing) An individual discussion forum using the echomail system.
- (poetry) A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
- (figurative) An insignificant indirect result; a ripple.
- (figurative) Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing.
- (whist, bridge) A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or, as played by some, exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signalled for trumps.
- An antisemitic punctuation symbol or marking, ((( ))), placed around a name or phrase to indicate the person is Jewish or the entity is controlled by Jewish people; or repurposed or reclaimed to proudly declare one's Jewishness or solidarity with Jews.
- (medicine, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of echocardiography.
- (figurative) Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
- An utterance repeating what has just been said.
- (computing) The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
- (medicine, colloquial, countable) Clipping of echocardiogram.
- (whist, bridge) A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Echo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- a reflected television or radio or radar beam
- an imitation or repetition
- a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- a reply that repeats what has just been said
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To repeat (another’s speech, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To reflect back (a sound).
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of a rumour, opinion, etc.: to spread or reverberate.
- (intransitive, whist, bridge) To give the echo signal, informing one's partner about cards one holds.
- (intransitive) Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.
- (computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.
- ring or echo with sound
- to say again or imitate
- bring to mind
noun
- the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
- the bill in a restaurant
- a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
- sensationalist journalism
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- (Geordie and Mackem) A cigarette.
- (British Army, military slang) A fast march or run with full kit.
- (informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
- A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
- (slang) An ear.
- (colloquial, publishing) A tabloid newspaper.
- (graphical user interface) The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
- (informal, theater) A tableau curtain.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) A restaurant bill.
- (by extension) The cost or bill for anything.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.
- (by extension, graphical user interface) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- (typography, computing) A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
- (Oxbridge slang) A student of Cambridge University.
- A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
verb
noun
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
adj
verb
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- (programming) A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.
- (figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
- (outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
- an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes
- yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
noun
- (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
- (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- (politics, slang) A spin doctor.
- (slang) A disc jockey.
- (cricket) A spin bowler.
- (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
- A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
- A spinneret.
- A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
- board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
noun
- (user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- (nonstandard) A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
- An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
- (nonstandard) A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
- A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
- a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
noun
adj
noun
- (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- (programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
- A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
- (databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
- (graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
verb
intj
- (computing) Used to dismiss a dialog box or confirm a prompt.
- Used to sarcastically or sardonically indicate agreement with the previous statement.
- Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
- Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.