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verb
- (computing) To overwrite memory or storage.
- To imprint (something) upon the memory such that it includes additional emotional content and/or influences other thoughts and memories.
- To overfill or overschool the mind (with certain thoughts).
- To overstock; to save more than is needed.
- To open more stores than the retail market needs.
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- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
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- (computing) Of memory, whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
- Temporary or ephemeral.
- Of a situation potentially violent.
- (programming) Of a variable etc., having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
- (economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
- Fickle.
- Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.
- (informal) Of a substance, explosive.
- (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
- tending to vary often or widely
- evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
- marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
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- (computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
- A text with several layers of meaning, especially pertaining to different points in time.
- Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
- (astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
- (cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
- A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
- (geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
- a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
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- (computing) The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.
- The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
- The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
- (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
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- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- contact in writing
- create code, write a computer program
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
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- (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
- (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
- (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
- (transitive) To imitate.
- (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
- reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- reproduce or make an exact copy of
- make a replica of
- copy down as is
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- (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
- A particular instance of an issue of a periodical (e.g., magazine, journal, bulletin): a single printed impression or digital file representing that issue; (metonynmically) the issue.
- (journalism) A person employed to carry copy and run errands.
- An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
- (marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
- A particular instance of a book: a single printed impression or digital file representing it.
- (uncountable) The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar.
- (typography, journalism, publishing) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.
- The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
- A schoolwork pad or workbook.
- a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
- material suitable for a journalistic account
- matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
- a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
verb
- (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.
- (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
- (intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.
- (transitive) To provide in abundance.
- (transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
- (intransitive) To receive a load.
- (transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
- (transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
- (Philippines) to top up or purchase phone credits
- (transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
- (transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
- (intransitive) To put a load on something.
- (transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
- (transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
- (transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
- (transitive, baseball) To put runners on first, second and third bases
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- fill or place a load on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
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- (computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
- A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
- (engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
- (vulgar, slang) The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.
- (in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
- The charge of powder for a firearm; a loaded cartridge or round of ammunition.
- A unit of measure for various quantities.
- (euphemistic) Nonsense; rubbish.
- Ellipsis of viral load.
- A burden; a weight to be carried.
- (engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
- The volume of work required to be performed.
- (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
- (electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
- (Philippines) prepaid phone credit
- (often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar, slang) defecation
- (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
- electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the power output of a generator or power plant
- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
- goods carried by a large vehicle
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- (computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
- (politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
- (colloquial) A good-humoured, slow-witted fellow, usually an elderly man.
- (finance) A reserve of funds set aside for use only when adverse circumstances prevail.
- (rail transport) The barrier placed at the end of the track to absorb the impact of a train that fails to stop.
- (rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
- (chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.
- A machine for polishing shoes and boots.
- (figurative) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
- (telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
- (mechanics) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
- (UK, nautical, slang) The chief boatswain's mate.
- An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit.
- A machine with rotary brushes, passed over a hard floor to clean it.
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- a power tool used to buff surfaces
- (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
verb
- (transitive or intransitive, computing) To store (data) in memory temporarily while it is awaiting processing.
- (video games) To queue up (an input) so that it is performed immediately once it is possible.
- To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
- (chemistry) To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.
- protect from impact
- add a buffer (a solution)
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- (computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
- To create or edit the layout of a document.
- Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
- determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
- set (printed matter) into a specific format
noun
- (by extension) The form of presentation of something.
- (radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
- The layout of a publication or document.
- (computing) A file type.
- the general appearance of a publication
- the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
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- (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- (finance) Initialism of return on margin.
- (computing, by extension) The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
- (electronics, computing) Acronym of read-only memory.
- (advertising) Initialism of run of month.
- (video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
- (estimating and purchasing) Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
- (medicine) Acronym of rupture of membranes.
- (medicine) Initialism of range of motion.
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- (computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
- A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
- A great number or large quantity of things.
- (colloquial) A lot, a large amount
- (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- purely outward or superficial
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- (transitive, computing) To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- (transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
- (transitive) To get rid of or dispose of.
- (transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
- (transitive, aviation) To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.
- (transitive) To remove the charge from; to discharge.
- (intransitive) To deposit one's load or cargo.
- (transitive) To deliver forcefully.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
- (transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
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- (computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance
- (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
verb
- (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use.
- To assign initial values to something.
- (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
- (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
- assign an initial value to a computer program
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
noun
- (computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
- (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
- Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
- Misspelling of cachet.
- a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- a secret store of valuables or money
- (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
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- (computing) A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
- (countable) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
- (slang, uncountable) Money; profit.
- (mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
- A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
- The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
- (mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
- (mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.
- (countable) In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
- (countable) A branch office of such an institution.
- (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
- (nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth
- (countable) A device used to store coins or currency.
- (countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- (pinball) A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.
- A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
- (countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.
- (countable, chiefly in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
- A bench or seat for judges in court.
- (aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
- (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
- (music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
- A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
- A mass of clouds.
- (rail transport) An incline, a hill.
- (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
- a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
- a building in which the business of banking is transacted
- sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
- the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
- a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
- a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
- an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
- a long ridge or pile
verb
- (transitive, finance) To provide banking services to.
- (intransitive, of clouds) To form a bank; to gather in masses.
- (transitive) To put into a bank.
- (transitive) To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
- (rail transport, UK) To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
- (intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
- (transitive) To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
- (transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
- (transitive, order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.
- (intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
- (transitive, slang) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
- (transitive) To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
- do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
- cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
- act as the banker in a game or in gambling
- have faith or confidence in
- tip laterally
- put into a bank account
- be in the banking business
- enclose with a bank
verb
- (computing, ambitransitive) To load (software) fully into memory.
- (intransitive) To receive a load of cargo or similar.
- (idiomatic, ambitransitive) To fully load (a weapon).
- (intransitive, slang) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol or drugs; to get drunk or get high.
- (transitive) To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with a load of cargo or similar.
- (transitive) To load (things) as cargo or similar.
- fill or place a load on
noun
- (computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
- Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
- (Australia, informal) A yellow sticker applied by the police to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
- (informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
- (slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
- A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
- (public transport) A previously-issued ticket, retained by a ticket-seller, conductor or driver and resold to a subsequent passenger as a means of defrauding the transport company.
- (slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (nembutal).
- (computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
- (countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
- A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
- A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
- any of several small Old World finches
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- a female singer
- a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
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- (computing) A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
- A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
- A person who shreds or tears something.
- (slang) Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
- (music) One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.
- a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)
noun
- (computing) Allocated memory which is no longer in use but has not yet been deallocated.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Food waste material of any kind.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- Something or someone worthless.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- (sports, slang, Canada, US, attributive) An easy shot.
- (computing) Data that are misinterpreted as another kind of data.
- a worthless message
- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- a receptacle where waste can be discarded
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- (computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
- An exchange of two comparable things.
- (Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
- (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.
- an equal exchange
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- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
noun
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
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- (computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
- (military) The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.
- (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
noun
- (computing) A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.
- (aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
- (fishing) A fish that is within regulation size limits and hence can be caught and kept.
- (American football) The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side.
- (slang, surfing) The barrel or tube of a wave.
- (journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.
- A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.
- (gambling, informal, especially in the plural) Clipping of slot machine (“a game of chance played for money using a coin slot”).
- A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
- The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.
- (Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
- A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
- (Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.
- (slang) The vagina.
- (electricity) A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
- A period of time or position within a schedule or sequence.
- (aviation) In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
- a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
- a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- a slot machine that is used for gambling
- (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
- a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
- the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
- a position in a hierarchy or organization
verb
- To create a slot (narrow aperture or groove), as for example by cutting or machining.
- (slang, British, Rhodesia, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) To kill.
- To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence).
- (Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.
- To put something where it belongs.
- (Australian rules football, rugby, informal) To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.
- To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture).
- assign a time slot
noun
- (computing) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.
- One who erases.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.
- an implement used to erase something
noun
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
noun
verb
noun
- (computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
- A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
- a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
verb
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write (something) into memory or registers.
- (transitive) To stock, to fill (a container, repository, etc.) with things.
- To contain.
- Have the capacity and capability to contain.
- (transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
- keep or lay aside for future use
- find a place for and put away for storage
noun
- A great quantity or number; abundance.
- A supply held in storage.
- A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
- Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).
- (mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
- an electronic memory device
- a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- a supply of something available for future use
- a depository for goods
verb
- (transitive, programming) To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
- (transitive) To rid of something that confines or oppresses. [with from]
- (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
- let off the hook
- grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- relieve from
- make (information) available for publication
- remove or force out from a position
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- part with a possession or right
- free from obligations or duties
- free or remove obstruction from
- make (assets) available
adj
- Without obligations.
- Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
- (logic, of a variable) Unconstrained by quantifiers.
- To be enjoyed by anyone freely.
- (military) Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
- Generous; liberal.
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- (botany, mycology) Not attached; loose.
- (category theory, of a functor F) Left adjoint to a forgetful functor G; such that any map f:X→G(A) induces a universal map ̄f:F(X)→A.
- (group theory, of a group) Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators.
- (law) Privileged or individual; proprietary.
- (social) Unconstrained.
- Obtainable without any payment.
- (software) Intended for release, and omitting debugging diagnostics, as opposed to a checked version.
- (by extension, chiefly used in advertising) Complimentary.
- (of a government, country) Upholding individual rights.
- Unattached or uncombined.
- (US, slang, motor racing) Having oversteer.
- (category theory, of an object) Belonging to the image of some free functor.
- Unobstructed, without blockages.
- (software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
- Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
- (commutative algebra, of a module) Having a linearly independent set of generators (called a basis).
- (programming) Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
- (linguistics) (of a morpheme) That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
- completely wanting or lacking
- not fixed in position
- costing nothing
- not occupied or in use
- not held in servitude
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
- not literal
- unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
adv
noun
- (soccer) A free transfer.
- (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
- (swimming, informal) Abbreviation of freestyle.
- (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) Abbreviation of free kick.
- people who are free
noun
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
conj
prep
verb
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
noun
- (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
- (computing, in transaction processing systems) A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.
noun
- (computing theory) A memory access as part of processing.
- (slang) Clipping of memory.
- (slang) Clipping of member.
- (South Asia, now historical) A white European woman, especially the wife of an official; a memsahib.
- (chiefly India) Alternative form of ma'am.
- The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
noun
- (computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.
- A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill or recycling sites.
- (surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.
- (slang) A person's buttocks.
- One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.
- A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.
- truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
verb
- (transitive) To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
- (transitive) To select e.g. to a sports squad.
- (transitive) To summon (someone) to report for military service.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- call to arms; of military personnel
- bring forward for consideration
noun
noun
- (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
- (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.
- a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
verb
- (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.
- help oneself, often through improvised means
noun
- (historical, computing) Initialism of Expanded Memory Specification.
- (business) Initialism of electronics manufacturing service, a type of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) service.
- (US, medicine) Initialism of emergency medical service or emergency medical services, an organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is to provide emergency prehospital care to the public; the care that it provides.
- (business) Initialism of express mail service, a type of international express mail services.
- Initialism of environmental management system.
- Initialism of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
verb
noun
noun
- (computing) A memory stick.
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- threat of a penalty
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
adj
verb
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- be loyal to
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
verb
- (computing) To overwrite memory or storage.
- To imprint (something) upon the memory such that it includes additional emotional content and/or influences other thoughts and memories.
- To overfill or overschool the mind (with certain thoughts).
- To overstock; to save more than is needed.
- To open more stores than the retail market needs.
noun
adj
noun
- (computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
- A text with several layers of meaning, especially pertaining to different points in time.
- Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
- (astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
- (cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
- A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
- (geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
- a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
verb
noun
- (computing) The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.
- The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
- The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
- (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
noun
verb
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- contact in writing
- create code, write a computer program
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
noun
- (computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
- (politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
- (colloquial) A good-humoured, slow-witted fellow, usually an elderly man.
- (finance) A reserve of funds set aside for use only when adverse circumstances prevail.
- (rail transport) The barrier placed at the end of the track to absorb the impact of a train that fails to stop.
- (rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
- (chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.
- A machine for polishing shoes and boots.
- (figurative) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
- (telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
- (mechanics) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
- (UK, nautical, slang) The chief boatswain's mate.
- An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit.
- A machine with rotary brushes, passed over a hard floor to clean it.
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- a power tool used to buff surfaces
- (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
verb
- (transitive or intransitive, computing) To store (data) in memory temporarily while it is awaiting processing.
- (video games) To queue up (an input) so that it is performed immediately once it is possible.
- To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
- (chemistry) To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.
- protect from impact
- add a buffer (a solution)
adj
noun
- (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- (finance) Initialism of return on margin.
- (computing, by extension) The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
- (electronics, computing) Acronym of read-only memory.
- (advertising) Initialism of run of month.
- (video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
- (estimating and purchasing) Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
- (medicine) Acronym of rupture of membranes.
- (medicine) Initialism of range of motion.
name
noun
- (computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
- A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
- A great number or large quantity of things.
- (colloquial) A lot, a large amount
- (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
adv
verb
noun
- (computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance
- (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
noun
- (computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
- (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
- Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
- Misspelling of cachet.
- a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- a secret store of valuables or money
- (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
verb
noun
- (computing) A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
- (countable) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
- (slang, uncountable) Money; profit.
- (mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
- A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
- The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
- (mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
- (mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.
- (countable) In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
- (countable) A branch office of such an institution.
- (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
- (nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth
- (countable) A device used to store coins or currency.
- (countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- (pinball) A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.
- A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
- (countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.
- (countable, chiefly in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
- A bench or seat for judges in court.
- (aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
- (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
- (music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
- A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
- A mass of clouds.
- (rail transport) An incline, a hill.
- (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
- a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
- a building in which the business of banking is transacted
- sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
- the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
- a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
- a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
- an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
- a long ridge or pile
verb
- (transitive, finance) To provide banking services to.
- (intransitive, of clouds) To form a bank; to gather in masses.
- (transitive) To put into a bank.
- (transitive) To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
- (rail transport, UK) To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
- (intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
- (transitive) To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
- (transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
- (transitive, order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.
- (intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
- (transitive, slang) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
- (transitive) To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
- do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
- cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
- act as the banker in a game or in gambling
- have faith or confidence in
- tip laterally
- put into a bank account
- be in the banking business
- enclose with a bank
noun
- (computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
- Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
- (Australia, informal) A yellow sticker applied by the police to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
- (informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
- (slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
- A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
- (public transport) A previously-issued ticket, retained by a ticket-seller, conductor or driver and resold to a subsequent passenger as a means of defrauding the transport company.
- (slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (nembutal).
- (computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
- (countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
- A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
- A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
- any of several small Old World finches
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- a female singer
- a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
adj
verb
verb
- (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.
- (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
- (intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.
- (transitive) To provide in abundance.
- (transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
- (intransitive) To receive a load.
- (transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
- (transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
- (Philippines) to top up or purchase phone credits
- (transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
- (transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
- (intransitive) To put a load on something.
- (transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
- (transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
- (transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
- (transitive, baseball) To put runners on first, second and third bases
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- fill or place a load on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
noun
- (computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
- A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
- (engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
- (vulgar, slang) The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.
- (in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
- The charge of powder for a firearm; a loaded cartridge or round of ammunition.
- A unit of measure for various quantities.
- (euphemistic) Nonsense; rubbish.
- Ellipsis of viral load.
- A burden; a weight to be carried.
- (engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
- The volume of work required to be performed.
- (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
- (electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
- (Philippines) prepaid phone credit
- (often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar, slang) defecation
- (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
- electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the power output of a generator or power plant
- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
- goods carried by a large vehicle
noun
- (computing) A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
- A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
- A person who shreds or tears something.
- (slang) Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
- (music) One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.
- a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)
noun
- (computing) Allocated memory which is no longer in use but has not yet been deallocated.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Food waste material of any kind.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- Something or someone worthless.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- (sports, slang, Canada, US, attributive) An easy shot.
- (computing) Data that are misinterpreted as another kind of data.
- a worthless message
- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- a receptacle where waste can be discarded
adj
noun
- (computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
- An exchange of two comparable things.
- (Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
- (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.
- an equal exchange
verb
noun
name
noun
- (computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
- (military) The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.
- (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
noun
- (computing) A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.
- (aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
- (fishing) A fish that is within regulation size limits and hence can be caught and kept.
- (American football) The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side.
- (slang, surfing) The barrel or tube of a wave.
- (journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.
- A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.
- (gambling, informal, especially in the plural) Clipping of slot machine (“a game of chance played for money using a coin slot”).
- A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
- The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.
- (Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
- A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
- (Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.
- (slang) The vagina.
- (electricity) A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
- A period of time or position within a schedule or sequence.
- (aviation) In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
- a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
- a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- a slot machine that is used for gambling
- (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
- a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
- the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
- a position in a hierarchy or organization
verb
- To create a slot (narrow aperture or groove), as for example by cutting or machining.
- (slang, British, Rhodesia, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) To kill.
- To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence).
- (Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.
- To put something where it belongs.
- (Australian rules football, rugby, informal) To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.
- To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture).
- assign a time slot
noun
- (computing) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.
- One who erases.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.
- an implement used to erase something
noun
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
noun
verb
noun
- (computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
- A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
- a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
verb
noun
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
conj
prep
verb
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
noun
- (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
- (computing, in transaction processing systems) A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.
noun
- (computing theory) A memory access as part of processing.
- (slang) Clipping of memory.
- (slang) Clipping of member.
- (South Asia, now historical) A white European woman, especially the wife of an official; a memsahib.
- (chiefly India) Alternative form of ma'am.
- The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
noun
- (computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.
- A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill or recycling sites.
- (surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.
- (slang) A person's buttocks.
- One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.
- A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.
- truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
noun
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
adj
noun
- (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
- (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.
- a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
verb
- (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.
- help oneself, often through improvised means
noun
- (historical, computing) Initialism of Expanded Memory Specification.
- (business) Initialism of electronics manufacturing service, a type of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) service.
- (US, medicine) Initialism of emergency medical service or emergency medical services, an organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is to provide emergency prehospital care to the public; the care that it provides.
- (business) Initialism of express mail service, a type of international express mail services.
- Initialism of environmental management system.
- Initialism of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
noun
- (computing) A memory stick.
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- threat of a penalty
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
adj
verb
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- be loyal to
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
verb
- (computing) To overwrite memory or storage.
- To imprint (something) upon the memory such that it includes additional emotional content and/or influences other thoughts and memories.
- To overfill or overschool the mind (with certain thoughts).
- To overstock; to save more than is needed.
- To open more stores than the retail market needs.
noun
adj
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
- (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
- (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
- (transitive) To imitate.
- (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
- reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- reproduce or make an exact copy of
- make a replica of
- copy down as is
noun
- (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
- A particular instance of an issue of a periodical (e.g., magazine, journal, bulletin): a single printed impression or digital file representing that issue; (metonynmically) the issue.
- (journalism) A person employed to carry copy and run errands.
- An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
- (marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
- A particular instance of a book: a single printed impression or digital file representing it.
- (uncountable) The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar.
- (typography, journalism, publishing) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.
- The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
- A schoolwork pad or workbook.
- a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
- material suitable for a journalistic account
- matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
- a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
verb
- (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
- (intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.
- (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
- (intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.
- (transitive) To provide in abundance.
- (transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
- (intransitive) To receive a load.
- (transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
- (transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
- (Philippines) to top up or purchase phone credits
- (transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
- (transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
- (intransitive) To put a load on something.
- (transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
- (transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
- (transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
- (transitive, baseball) To put runners on first, second and third bases
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- fill or place a load on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
noun
- (computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
- A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
- (engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
- (vulgar, slang) The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.
- (in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
- The charge of powder for a firearm; a loaded cartridge or round of ammunition.
- A unit of measure for various quantities.
- (euphemistic) Nonsense; rubbish.
- Ellipsis of viral load.
- A burden; a weight to be carried.
- (engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
- The volume of work required to be performed.
- (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
- (electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
- (Philippines) prepaid phone credit
- (often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
- (vulgar, slang) defecation
- (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
- electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- an onerous or difficult concern
- the power output of a generator or power plant
- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
- goods carried by a large vehicle
verb
- (computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
- To create or edit the layout of a document.
- Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
- determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
- set (printed matter) into a specific format
noun
- (by extension) The form of presentation of something.
- (radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
- The layout of a publication or document.
- (computing) A file type.
- the general appearance of a publication
- the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- (transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
- (transitive) To get rid of or dispose of.
- (transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
- (transitive, aviation) To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.
- (transitive) To remove the charge from; to discharge.
- (intransitive) To deposit one's load or cargo.
- (transitive) To deliver forcefully.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
- (transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
verb
- (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use.
- To assign initial values to something.
- (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
- (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
- assign an initial value to a computer program
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
verb
- (computing, ambitransitive) To load (software) fully into memory.
- (intransitive) To receive a load of cargo or similar.
- (idiomatic, ambitransitive) To fully load (a weapon).
- (intransitive, slang) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol or drugs; to get drunk or get high.
- (transitive) To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with a load of cargo or similar.
- (transitive) To load (things) as cargo or similar.
- fill or place a load on
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
noun
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
adj
noun
- (computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
- An exchange of two comparable things.
- (Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
- (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.
- an equal exchange
verb
noun
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write (something) into memory or registers.
- (transitive) To stock, to fill (a container, repository, etc.) with things.
- To contain.
- Have the capacity and capability to contain.
- (transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
- keep or lay aside for future use
- find a place for and put away for storage
noun
- A great quantity or number; abundance.
- A supply held in storage.
- A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
- Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).
- (mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
- an electronic memory device
- a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- a supply of something available for future use
- a depository for goods
verb
- (transitive, programming) To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
- (transitive) To rid of something that confines or oppresses. [with from]
- (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
- let off the hook
- grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- relieve from
- make (information) available for publication
- remove or force out from a position
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- part with a possession or right
- free from obligations or duties
- free or remove obstruction from
- make (assets) available
adj
- Without obligations.
- Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
- (logic, of a variable) Unconstrained by quantifiers.
- To be enjoyed by anyone freely.
- (military) Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
- Generous; liberal.
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- (botany, mycology) Not attached; loose.
- (category theory, of a functor F) Left adjoint to a forgetful functor G; such that any map f:X→G(A) induces a universal map ̄f:F(X)→A.
- (group theory, of a group) Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators.
- (law) Privileged or individual; proprietary.
- (social) Unconstrained.
- Obtainable without any payment.
- (software) Intended for release, and omitting debugging diagnostics, as opposed to a checked version.
- (by extension, chiefly used in advertising) Complimentary.
- (of a government, country) Upholding individual rights.
- Unattached or uncombined.
- (US, slang, motor racing) Having oversteer.
- (category theory, of an object) Belonging to the image of some free functor.
- Unobstructed, without blockages.
- (software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
- Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
- (commutative algebra, of a module) Having a linearly independent set of generators (called a basis).
- (programming) Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
- (linguistics) (of a morpheme) That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
- completely wanting or lacking
- not fixed in position
- costing nothing
- not occupied or in use
- not held in servitude
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
- not literal
- unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
adv
noun
- (soccer) A free transfer.
- (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
- (swimming, informal) Abbreviation of freestyle.
- (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) Abbreviation of free kick.
- people who are free
verb
- (transitive) To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
- (transitive) To select e.g. to a sports squad.
- (transitive) To summon (someone) to report for military service.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- call to arms; of military personnel
- bring forward for consideration
noun
noun
- (computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
- (politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
- (colloquial) A good-humoured, slow-witted fellow, usually an elderly man.
- (finance) A reserve of funds set aside for use only when adverse circumstances prevail.
- (rail transport) The barrier placed at the end of the track to absorb the impact of a train that fails to stop.
- (rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
- (chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.
- A machine for polishing shoes and boots.
- (figurative) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
- (telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
- (mechanics) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
- (UK, nautical, slang) The chief boatswain's mate.
- An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit.
- A machine with rotary brushes, passed over a hard floor to clean it.
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- a power tool used to buff surfaces
- (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
verb
- (transitive or intransitive, computing) To store (data) in memory temporarily while it is awaiting processing.
- (video games) To queue up (an input) so that it is performed immediately once it is possible.
- To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
- (chemistry) To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.
- protect from impact
- add a buffer (a solution)
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adj
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
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noun
verb
adj
- (computing) Of memory, whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
- Temporary or ephemeral.
- Of a situation potentially violent.
- (programming) Of a variable etc., having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
- (economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
- Fickle.
- Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.
- (informal) Of a substance, explosive.
- (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
- tending to vary often or widely
- evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
- marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
noun
adj
- (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- (anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- from or between other countries
- coming from the outside
- happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- purely outward or superficial