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- (countable) The form and structure of something.
- (countable) A description of the form and structure of something.
- (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
- (mathematics) Mathematical morphology.
- (geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
- (biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
- studies of the rules for forming admissible words
- the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
- the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
- the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
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- (countable, geometry) A subdivision of a planar object into triangles, and by extension the subdivision of a higher-dimension geometric object into simplices.
- (countable, surveying) The network of triangles so obtained, that are the basis of a chart or map.
- (uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.
- (countable, chess) A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path to force the advance of a pawn.
- (uncountable, politics) The practice of repositioning one's group or oneself on the political spectrum in an attempt to capture the centre.
- (uncountable, navigation, seismology) A process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
- (uncountable, qualitative research) The use of three (or more) researchers to interview the same people or to evaluate the same evidence to reduce the impact of individual bias.
- a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points of a known distance apart; useful in navigation
- a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
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- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
- (uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
- a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
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- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
- (countable) A neon tetra fish.
- (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- (countable, uncountable) Neon signs or lights, collectively.
- a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
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- (countable) A representation.
- (uncountable) The act of depicting.
- (countable) A drawing or painting.
- (countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- a representation by picture or portraiture
- representation by drawing or painting etc
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- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
- balance among the parts of something
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- magnitude or extent
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- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
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- (countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
- The glass over the dial of a watch case.
- (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
- (uncountable, slang) Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
- glassware made of quartz
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
- a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
- a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
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- (countable) an instance of this
- (uncountable) Synonym of deification: the actual creation of mythology and legends from historical figures and events; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable, derogatory) The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends
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- (countable) A flat part of something, a flattening.
- (New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
- A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.
- The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.
- (countable) An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.
- (countable) A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.
- The process of becoming flat.
- The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.
- The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.
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- (countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- a multiplicative increase
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
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- (countable) A piece of this.
- (uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
- (uncountable) Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
- The rock dove.
- (Australia, colloquial) A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
- (UK, Ireland, mildly vulgar) Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.
- (UK, Ireland, slang, mildly derogatory, formerly considered vulgar) A person; often qualified with an adjective.
- surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
- an informal term for a youth or man
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- (countable, algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- (uncountable, computing) The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
- (countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- (astrology) The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- (countable, computing) The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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- (countable, mathematics) An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually ℂ).
- (countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
- (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
- (countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
- (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
- (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- good repute
- an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
- (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
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- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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- (countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.
- (uncountable, science fiction) An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.
- (uncountable, science fiction) Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
- (BDSM) The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.
- a space that is contained within another space
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- (countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
- (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
- (architecture) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
- (archaeology) A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- (figurative, uncountable) Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
- (countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
- (uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
- (military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
- (civil engineering) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
- (computing, countable) A user's preferences.
- (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
- biographical sketch
- an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
- degree of exposure to public notice
- an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
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- To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
- (transitive) To draw in profile or outline.
- (transitive, engineering) To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
- (computing, transitive) To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
- (transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
- write about
- represent in profile, by drawing or painting
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- (countable, uncountable) An item's composition.
- (countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
- (finance) In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
- (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
- (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
- cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
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- (algebraic geometry, countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
- (countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
- (mathematics, often qualified in combination, countable) A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
- (mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
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- (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
- (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
- (countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.
- (countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
- a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
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- (countable) The state of being polyvalent.
- (countable) Congruence with polyvalency.
- (uncountable, music) A quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key.
- (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism
- (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
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- (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
- (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- (games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- (agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
- Resemblance; analogy.
- (computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- (uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- (medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
- (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
- functional equality
- (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
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- (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (slang, chiefly US) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
- (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
- (countable, informal) An outfit, particularly a stylish one.
- (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- (countable, informal) A person.
- (singular only, formal) A group of people.
- (countable, informal) A telephone number.
- Quantity.
- (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
- Something that numbs.
- A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
- An activity; assignment; job, as in cushy number.
- a clothing measurement
- a select company of people
- a symbol used to represent a number
- a concept of quantity involving zero and units
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- an item of clothing
- the number is used in calling a particular telephone
- one of a series published periodically
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
- a numbered item in a series
- the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
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- (transitive, usually with among) To classify or include (in a group of things)
- (transitive, with off) To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
- (transitive, passive voice) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
- (intransitive, usually with among) To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).
- (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
- (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
- (transitive, with off) To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
- place a limit on the number of
- put into a group
- give numbers to
- determine the number or amount of
- add up in number or quantity
- enumerate
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- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
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- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
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- A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
- (motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
- A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
- (cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.
- (electricity) A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
- (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
- A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
- (theater, television) An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.
- A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
- a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
- a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
- a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
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- (countable, geometry) A space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
- (uncountable, chiefly Australia, British, often attributive) A crumbly confection usually made by boiling together golden syrup, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, and water.
- The texture of the surface of a solar cell, intended to increase its surface area and capture more sunlight.
- (uncountable, architecture) Ellipsis of honeycomb work (“especially in Moorish architecture: a form of ceiling ornamentation (especially of an arch or dome) made up of small vaulted arches”).
- (countable, by extension) Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
- (chiefly aviation) Material manufactured with small hollow cells, sometimes sandwiched between two flat sheets, which is used to make light, stiff structural components.
- (uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
- (countable, figurative) Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
- (countable, zoology) Ellipsis of honeycomb stomach (“the reticulum or second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant”).
- a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
- a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
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- To decorate (something) with a honeycomb pattern.
- (figurative, chiefly passive voice) To make way deeply into (something) so as to weaken it; to undermine.
- To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
- To bore cavities or tunnels inside (something).
- (architecture) To ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun noun sense 2.4).
- penetrate thoroughly and into every part
- carve a honeycomb pattern into
- make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
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- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
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- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
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- (surfing) Initialism of Professional Windsurfers Association.
- (historical, aviation) Initialism of Pacific Western Airlines.
- Initialism of Portfolio of Water Actions.
- (historical, India, Pakistan) Initialism of Progressive Writers' Association.
- Initialism of Pratt & Whitney Aerospace.
- Initialism of Professional Women's Association.
- (professional wrestling, Canada) Initialism of Pure Wrestling Association.
- (historical, warez) Initialism of Pirates with Attitudes.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling America.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling Alliance.
- (historical) Initialism of Portuguese West Africa.
- (historical, US politics) Initialism of Public Works Administration.
- (Philippines) Initialism of Philippine Web Awards.
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- (countable) The form and structure of something.
- (countable) A description of the form and structure of something.
- (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
- (mathematics) Mathematical morphology.
- (geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
- (biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
- studies of the rules for forming admissible words
- the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
- the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
- the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
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- (countable, geometry) A subdivision of a planar object into triangles, and by extension the subdivision of a higher-dimension geometric object into simplices.
- (countable, surveying) The network of triangles so obtained, that are the basis of a chart or map.
- (uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.
- (countable, chess) A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path to force the advance of a pawn.
- (uncountable, politics) The practice of repositioning one's group or oneself on the political spectrum in an attempt to capture the centre.
- (uncountable, navigation, seismology) A process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
- (uncountable, qualitative research) The use of three (or more) researchers to interview the same people or to evaluate the same evidence to reduce the impact of individual bias.
- a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points of a known distance apart; useful in navigation
- a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
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- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
- (uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
- a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
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- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
- (countable) A neon tetra fish.
- (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- (countable, uncountable) Neon signs or lights, collectively.
- a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
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- (countable) A representation.
- (uncountable) The act of depicting.
- (countable) A drawing or painting.
- (countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- a representation by picture or portraiture
- representation by drawing or painting etc
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- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
- balance among the parts of something
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- magnitude or extent
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- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
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- (countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
- The glass over the dial of a watch case.
- (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
- (uncountable, slang) Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
- glassware made of quartz
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
- a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
- a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
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- (countable) an instance of this
- (uncountable) Synonym of deification: the actual creation of mythology and legends from historical figures and events; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable, derogatory) The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends
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- (countable) A flat part of something, a flattening.
- (New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
- A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.
- The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.
- (countable) An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.
- (countable) A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.
- The process of becoming flat.
- The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.
- The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.
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- (countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- a multiplicative increase
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
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- (countable) A piece of this.
- (uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
- (uncountable) Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
- The rock dove.
- (Australia, colloquial) A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
- (UK, Ireland, mildly vulgar) Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.
- (UK, Ireland, slang, mildly derogatory, formerly considered vulgar) A person; often qualified with an adjective.
- surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
- an informal term for a youth or man
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- (countable, algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- (uncountable, computing) The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
- (countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- (astrology) The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- (countable, computing) The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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- (countable, mathematics) An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually ℂ).
- (countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
- (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
- (countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
- (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
- (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- good repute
- an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
- (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
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- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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- (countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.
- (uncountable, science fiction) An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.
- (uncountable, science fiction) Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
- (BDSM) The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.
- a space that is contained within another space
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- (countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
- (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
- (architecture) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
- (archaeology) A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- (figurative, uncountable) Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
- (countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
- (uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
- (military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
- (civil engineering) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
- (computing, countable) A user's preferences.
- (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
- biographical sketch
- an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
- degree of exposure to public notice
- an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
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- To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
- (transitive) To draw in profile or outline.
- (transitive, engineering) To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
- (computing, transitive) To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
- (transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
- write about
- represent in profile, by drawing or painting
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- (countable, uncountable) An item's composition.
- (countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
- (finance) In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
- (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
- (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
- cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
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- (algebraic geometry, countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
- (countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
- (mathematics, often qualified in combination, countable) A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
- (mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
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- (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
- (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
- (countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.
- (countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
- a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
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- (countable) The state of being polyvalent.
- (countable) Congruence with polyvalency.
- (uncountable, music) A quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key.
- (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism
- (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
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- (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
- (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- (games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- (agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
- Resemblance; analogy.
- (computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- (uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- (medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
- (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
- functional equality
- (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
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- (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (slang, chiefly US) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
- (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
- (countable, informal) An outfit, particularly a stylish one.
- (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- (countable, informal) A person.
- (singular only, formal) A group of people.
- (countable, informal) A telephone number.
- Quantity.
- (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
- Something that numbs.
- A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
- An activity; assignment; job, as in cushy number.
- a clothing measurement
- a select company of people
- a symbol used to represent a number
- a concept of quantity involving zero and units
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- an item of clothing
- the number is used in calling a particular telephone
- one of a series published periodically
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
- a numbered item in a series
- the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
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- (transitive, usually with among) To classify or include (in a group of things)
- (transitive, with off) To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
- (transitive, passive voice) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
- (intransitive, usually with among) To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).
- (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
- (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
- (transitive, with off) To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
- place a limit on the number of
- put into a group
- give numbers to
- determine the number or amount of
- add up in number or quantity
- enumerate
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- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
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- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
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- A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
- (motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
- A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
- (cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.
- (electricity) A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
- (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
- A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
- (theater, television) An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.
- A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
- a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
- a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
- a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
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- (countable, geometry) A space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
- (uncountable, chiefly Australia, British, often attributive) A crumbly confection usually made by boiling together golden syrup, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, and water.
- The texture of the surface of a solar cell, intended to increase its surface area and capture more sunlight.
- (uncountable, architecture) Ellipsis of honeycomb work (“especially in Moorish architecture: a form of ceiling ornamentation (especially of an arch or dome) made up of small vaulted arches”).
- (countable, by extension) Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
- (chiefly aviation) Material manufactured with small hollow cells, sometimes sandwiched between two flat sheets, which is used to make light, stiff structural components.
- (uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
- (countable, figurative) Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
- (countable, zoology) Ellipsis of honeycomb stomach (“the reticulum or second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant”).
- a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
- a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
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- To decorate (something) with a honeycomb pattern.
- (figurative, chiefly passive voice) To make way deeply into (something) so as to weaken it; to undermine.
- To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
- To bore cavities or tunnels inside (something).
- (architecture) To ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun noun sense 2.4).
- penetrate thoroughly and into every part
- carve a honeycomb pattern into
- make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
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- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
verb
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
noun
name
- (surfing) Initialism of Professional Windsurfers Association.
- (historical, aviation) Initialism of Pacific Western Airlines.
- Initialism of Portfolio of Water Actions.
- (historical, India, Pakistan) Initialism of Progressive Writers' Association.
- Initialism of Pratt & Whitney Aerospace.
- Initialism of Professional Women's Association.
- (professional wrestling, Canada) Initialism of Pure Wrestling Association.
- (historical, warez) Initialism of Pirates with Attitudes.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling America.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling Alliance.
- (historical) Initialism of Portuguese West Africa.
- (historical, US politics) Initialism of Public Works Administration.
- (Philippines) Initialism of Philippine Web Awards.