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noun
- A dramatic performance.
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- A slideshow created on a computer.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- a visual representation of something
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- the act of presenting a proposal
noun
- A theatrical performance.
- a performance of a play
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- That which represents something else.
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
noun
adj
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- the literary genre of works intended for the theater
- an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
- (uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- (countable) Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
- (countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- (slang, uncountable) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
- (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- perform on a stage or theater
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- a theatrical performer
- a person who acts and gets things done
- A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- (grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb.
- Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
noun
- a theatrical performer
- (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
- a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
- someone who takes part in an activity
- a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- someone who plays a music as a profession
- (electronics) An electronic device that plays audio or video media.
- (gaming, video games) A gamer; a person of video games or similar.
- (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
- A participant; one involved in something.
- One who participates in a particular type of sexual play.
- (gambling) A gambler.
- (computing) A software application that plays audio or video media, such as a media player.
- One that plays.
- One who plays any game or sport.
- (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
- One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
- (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
noun
- a theatrical performer
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- (psychiatry) One of the ten classifications of necrophilia based on the increasing severity of the disorder as defined by the American forensic psychologist Anil Aggrawal (Class I).
- Alternative form of roleplayer.
- (basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
noun
- One who stages a theatrical performance.
- A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.
- One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.
- An actor on the stage.
- an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
- someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
noun
- a theatrical pose created for effect
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
- a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
- (figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
- (Canada, US, UK, Philippines, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
- (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
- (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
verb
noun
- A brilliant or virtuosic performance.
- (figuratively) An action or series of actions that serve to demonstrate a person's mastery of a subject.
- (education) A class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students observe.
- a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert
adj
noun
- (Australia) A site where kangaroos and other macropods rest during the day.
- A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.
- (British India) Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively.
- (prison slang) Any prison or prison camp.
- The company or body of persons encamped.
- An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
- A single hut or shelter.
- (agriculture, catachresis) Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”).
- (uncommon) Clipping of campus
- (slang, Falkland Islands) The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
- A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
- (slang, Anglo-Argentines) The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires.
- An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.
- An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
- An online game, in some cases roleplay, in which people compete against each other, usually in a structure similar to that of a competition show.
- An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.
- a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
- shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- a group of people living together in a camp
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
verb
- (transitive, video games) Ellipsis of corpse camp.
- To set up a camp.
- (transitive, video games) To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.
- (intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location.
- To behave in a camp manner.
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- (transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.
- (Australia, intransitive) Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place.
- establish or set up a camp
- give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
- live in or as if in a tent
noun
- incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
- the volume of commercial activity
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- customers collectively
- a rightful concern or responsibility
- business concerns collectively
- an immediate objective
- (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
- (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
- (slang, British, with the) Something very good; top quality.
- (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
- (travel, uncountable) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.
- (slang, uncountable) The act of defecation, or the excrement itself, particularly that of a non-human animal.
- (uncountable) Something involving one personally.
- (countable, rare) The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
- (Los Angeles, informal, with the) Hollywood, the entertainment industry.
- (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
- (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
- (uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.
- (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
- (Australian Aboriginal) Matters.
- (acting, theater) Ellipsis of stage business (“aspect of acting”).
- (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
- (countable) A particular situation or activity.
- (slang) Disruptive shenanigans.
- (countable) Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.
- (slang, with the) Prostitution.
adj
noun
noun
- The presentation of a theatrical work.
- (zoology) An extension or protrusion.
- The act of producing, making or creating something.
- (programming, uncountable) The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
- The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
- That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
- (Scots law, in the plural) Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
- The act of being produced.
- An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
- The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- (linguistics) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.
- (computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
- The total amount produced.
- the act or process of producing something
- (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
- the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
- (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
- a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- cause to come to know personally
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- offer for others to consider
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give as a present; make a gift of
- bring forward and present to the mind
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- hand over formally
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
- (intransitive) To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- simple past and past participle of presend
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
adj
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- being or existing in a specified place
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- (grammar) The present tense.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; feces
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- be typical of
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- create an image or likeness of
- play a role or part
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- bring forward and present to the mind
- be representative or typical for
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- serve as a means of expressing something
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- A phase.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
verb
noun
noun
- a performer in a minstrel show
- a singer of folk songs
- (US, historical) One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now sometimes regarded as racist).
- (chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
- (by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
- (historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
verb
verb
- be the star in a performance
- mark with an asterisk
- feature as the star
- (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
- (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
- (intransitive) To shine like a star.
- (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
- (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
adj
noun
- any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
- a star-shaped character * used in printing
- an actor who plays a principal role
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
- the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
- a performer who receives prominent billing
- (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- (astronomy) A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
- A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
- (networking, figurative in origin) A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption.
- (Jamaica, MLE, African-American Vernacular, by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
- An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
- (acting) An actor in a leading role.
- (figurative) (Someone's) success or fame.
- A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
- (astrology, typically in the plural) A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.
- (printing) An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star.
- A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankings.
adj
noun
- The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
- A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
- The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
- (architecture) a vaulted structure
- a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
verb
noun
- A show or spectacle.
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- a visual representation of something
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
verb
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
verb
- perform on a stage or theater
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- play a role or part
- discharge one's duties
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- be suitable for theatrical performance
- (transitive) To feign.
- (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
- (intransitive) To do something.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
- (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
- (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
- (intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
- (intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- (transitive) To play (a role).
- (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
noun
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
- (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
- (countable) A display of behaviour.
- (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- The process of doing something.
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (countable) Any organized activity.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
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verb
noun
verb
- perform for an audience
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- inflict as a punishment
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
noun
noun
- theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
- an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
- An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
- A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.
- An excessively complex set of instructions.
noun
- the production of a drama on the stage
- (theater) A performance of a play
- travel by stagecoach
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- a system of scaffolds
- (programming, uncountable) An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- The business of running stagecoaches.
- (logistics) The process of loading and unloading commercial vehicles.
- A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it.
- The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.
- The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
- (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.
- The act or process of putting on an event.
- The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
verb
verb
- To perform a feat.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- (law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
- (law) The act of making (a bill) into law.
- The act of playing the part of.
noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- imitating the mannerisms of another person
- (UK) The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.
- The roles or characters so played
- The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- any likeness of a person, in any medium
- a representation by picture or portraiture
- a word picture of a person's appearance and character
- representation by drawing or painting etc
- The act of portraying.
- The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
noun
- A set piece of an entertainer's act.
- A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
- A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.
- (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.
- (gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics) A performance, execution of gymnastics for one of the apparatus.
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
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noun
adj
- Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.
- Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
- Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.
- Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.
- characterized by or capable of producing music
- characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music
- containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
- talented in or devoted to music
noun
- A dramatic performance.
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- A slideshow created on a computer.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- a visual representation of something
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- the act of presenting a proposal
noun
- A theatrical performance.
- a performance of a play
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- That which represents something else.
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
noun
adj
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- the literary genre of works intended for the theater
- an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
- (uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- (countable) Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
- (countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- (slang, uncountable) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
- (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- perform on a stage or theater
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- a theatrical performer
- a person who acts and gets things done
- A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- (grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb.
- Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
noun
- a theatrical performer
- (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
- a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
- someone who takes part in an activity
- a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- someone who plays a music as a profession
- (electronics) An electronic device that plays audio or video media.
- (gaming, video games) A gamer; a person of video games or similar.
- (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
- A participant; one involved in something.
- One who participates in a particular type of sexual play.
- (gambling) A gambler.
- (computing) A software application that plays audio or video media, such as a media player.
- One that plays.
- One who plays any game or sport.
- (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
- One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
- (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
noun
- a theatrical performer
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- (psychiatry) One of the ten classifications of necrophilia based on the increasing severity of the disorder as defined by the American forensic psychologist Anil Aggrawal (Class I).
- Alternative form of roleplayer.
- (basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
noun
- One who stages a theatrical performance.
- A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.
- One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.
- An actor on the stage.
- an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
- someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
noun
- a theatrical pose created for effect
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
- a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
- (figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
- (Canada, US, UK, Philippines, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
- (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
- (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
verb
noun
- A brilliant or virtuosic performance.
- (figuratively) An action or series of actions that serve to demonstrate a person's mastery of a subject.
- (education) A class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students observe.
- a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert
noun
- incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
- the volume of commercial activity
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- customers collectively
- a rightful concern or responsibility
- business concerns collectively
- an immediate objective
- (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
- (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
- (slang, British, with the) Something very good; top quality.
- (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
- (travel, uncountable) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.
- (slang, uncountable) The act of defecation, or the excrement itself, particularly that of a non-human animal.
- (uncountable) Something involving one personally.
- (countable, rare) The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
- (Los Angeles, informal, with the) Hollywood, the entertainment industry.
- (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
- (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
- (uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.
- (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
- (Australian Aboriginal) Matters.
- (acting, theater) Ellipsis of stage business (“aspect of acting”).
- (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
- (countable) A particular situation or activity.
- (slang) Disruptive shenanigans.
- (countable) Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.
- (slang, with the) Prostitution.
adj
noun
noun
- The presentation of a theatrical work.
- (zoology) An extension or protrusion.
- The act of producing, making or creating something.
- (programming, uncountable) The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
- The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
- That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
- (Scots law, in the plural) Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
- The act of being produced.
- An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
- The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- (linguistics) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.
- (computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
- The total amount produced.
- the act or process of producing something
- (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
- the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
- (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
- a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
noun
- a performer in a minstrel show
- a singer of folk songs
- (US, historical) One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now sometimes regarded as racist).
- (chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
- (by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
- (historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
verb
noun
- A show or spectacle.
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- a visual representation of something
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
verb
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
noun
- theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
- an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
- An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
- A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.
- An excessively complex set of instructions.
noun
- the production of a drama on the stage
- (theater) A performance of a play
- travel by stagecoach
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- a system of scaffolds
- (programming, uncountable) An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- The business of running stagecoaches.
- (logistics) The process of loading and unloading commercial vehicles.
- A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it.
- The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.
- The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
- (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.
- The act or process of putting on an event.
- The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
verb
noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- (law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
- (law) The act of making (a bill) into law.
- The act of playing the part of.
noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- imitating the mannerisms of another person
- (UK) The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.
- The roles or characters so played
- The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- any likeness of a person, in any medium
- a representation by picture or portraiture
- a word picture of a person's appearance and character
- representation by drawing or painting etc
- The act of portraying.
- The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
noun
- A set piece of an entertainer's act.
- A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
- A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.
- (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.
- (gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics) A performance, execution of gymnastics for one of the apparatus.
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
adj
noun
adj
- Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.
- Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
- Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.
- Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.
- characterized by or capable of producing music
- characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music
- containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
- talented in or devoted to music
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- cause to come to know personally
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- offer for others to consider
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give as a present; make a gift of
- bring forward and present to the mind
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- hand over formally
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
- (intransitive) To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- simple past and past participle of presend
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
adj
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- being or existing in a specified place
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- (grammar) The present tense.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; feces
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- be typical of
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- create an image or likeness of
- play a role or part
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- bring forward and present to the mind
- be representative or typical for
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- serve as a means of expressing something
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- A phase.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
verb
noun
verb
- be the star in a performance
- mark with an asterisk
- feature as the star
- (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
- (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
- (intransitive) To shine like a star.
- (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
- (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
adj
noun
- any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
- a star-shaped character * used in printing
- an actor who plays a principal role
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
- the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
- a performer who receives prominent billing
- (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- (astronomy) A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
- A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
- (networking, figurative in origin) A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption.
- (Jamaica, MLE, African-American Vernacular, by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
- An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
- (acting) An actor in a leading role.
- (figurative) (Someone's) success or fame.
- A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
- (astrology, typically in the plural) A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.
- (printing) An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star.
- A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankings.
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- perform on a stage or theater
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
verb
- perform on a stage or theater
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- play a role or part
- discharge one's duties
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- be suitable for theatrical performance
- (transitive) To feign.
- (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
- (intransitive) To do something.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
- (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
- (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
- (intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
- (intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- (transitive) To play (a role).
- (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
noun
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
- (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
- (countable) A display of behaviour.
- (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- The process of doing something.
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (countable) Any organized activity.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
adv
verb
noun
verb
- perform for an audience
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- inflict as a punishment
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
noun
verb
- To perform a feat.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
adj
noun
- (Australia) A site where kangaroos and other macropods rest during the day.
- A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.
- (British India) Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively.
- (prison slang) Any prison or prison camp.
- The company or body of persons encamped.
- An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
- A single hut or shelter.
- (agriculture, catachresis) Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”).
- (uncommon) Clipping of campus
- (slang, Falkland Islands) The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
- A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
- (slang, Anglo-Argentines) The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires.
- An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.
- An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
- An online game, in some cases roleplay, in which people compete against each other, usually in a structure similar to that of a competition show.
- An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.
- a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
- shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- a group of people living together in a camp
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
verb
- (transitive, video games) Ellipsis of corpse camp.
- To set up a camp.
- (transitive, video games) To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.
- (intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location.
- To behave in a camp manner.
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- (transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.
- (Australia, intransitive) Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place.
- establish or set up a camp
- give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
- live in or as if in a tent
adj
noun
- The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
- A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
- The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
- (architecture) a vaulted structure
- a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down