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noun
- A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
- (informal) An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.
- (geology) A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
- a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
prep
- Throughout the duration of.
- By means of.
- Throughout or across the extent of.
- In consequence of; as a result of.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
- (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
- By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
- (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
- Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
- By way of (a physical passage).
- From one side of (an opening) to the other.
adj
- No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
- Without a future; done for.
- (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
- Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
- (chiefly US) Finished; complete.
- Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
- Passing from one side of something to the other.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, rare in Canada) (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- having finished or arrived at completion
adv
- So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
- From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
- So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
- Throughout something; all the way across or into.
- By way of the interior.
- By way of an opening.
- (mostly in the phrase 'get through') So as to connect or reach.
- in diameter
- over the whole distance
- to completion
- from beginning to end
- throughout the entire extent
noun
- a period lasting five years
- a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
- (historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census.
- (by extension, literary) Synonym of quinquennium: Any 5-year period.
adj
- lasting three seasons or more
- Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
- recurring again and again
- lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
- Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
- Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
- (botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
- (rare) Appearing again each year; annual.
noun
verb
- proceed for an extended period of time
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- walk without lifting the feet
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
noun
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
noun
- a prolonged period of time
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- how long something has existed
- an era of history having some distinctive feature
- a late time of life
- The time or era in history when someone or something was alive or flourished.
- (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
- (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
- (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
- (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
- (countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.
- (countable) Any particular stage of life.
- (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
- (countable, hyperbolic) A long time.
- (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
- (countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.
- (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
- (countable, geology) The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).
- (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
verb
- make older
- begin to seem older; get older
- grow old or older
- (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
- (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age.
- To allow to mature.
- (transitive) To determine the age of (the length of time that something has been alive or in existence).
- (transitive) To indicate or reveal that (a person) has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.
- (transitive, figuratively) To allow (something) to persist by postponing an action that would extinguish it, as a debt.
- To treat or tamper with in order to give a false appearance of age.
- (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
- (intransitive, of a statement, prediction, etc.) To suffer the passage of time so as to later be viewed or turn out in a certain way.
noun
adj
- of long duration; not new
- skilled through long experience
- excellent
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- just preceding something else in time or order
- belonging to some prior time
- (used for emphasis) very familiar
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
- That is no longer in existence.
- Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.
- (UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Familiar.
- (informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Former, previous.
noun
- past times
- (slang, most often plural) One's parents.
- (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
noun
- A length of time.
- Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
- The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
- The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- (euphemistic) Female menstruation; an episode of this.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
- A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
- (figurative) A decisive end to something; a stop.
- (mathematics) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
- (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
- A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
- (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
- (genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
- (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
- an amount of time
- the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the end or completion of something
- a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
adj
intj
verb
noun
- A length of time.
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
- A segment or length of material.
- (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- (slang) A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- (slang) A jail or prison term.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- An act of stretching.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- the capacity for being stretched
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a straightaway section of a racetrack
verb
- (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- (intransitive) To increase, to grow.
- (physics, transitive) To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
- (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- (transitive) To pull tight.
- (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
- (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
- become longer by being stretched and pulled
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- extend one's body or limbs
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- occupy a large, elongated area
- pull in opposite directions
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- lie down comfortably
adj
noun
- a period of 10 years
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.
- (history) A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars.
- (electronics) A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.
- A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
- (physics, engineering) The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.
- (Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
- A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- (electronics) A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
noun
adj
noun
- A period of time longer than scheduled.
- (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- (sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
- (uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
- work done in addition to regular working hours
- playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
adv
prep_phrase
verb
adj
noun
verb
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- compete in a race
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
noun
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a race run on foot
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
adj
noun
- an immeasurably long period of time
- the longest division of geological time
- (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- (Gnosticism) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
- Commonwealth standard spelling of eon.
- (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
noun
- an immeasurably long period of time
- An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
- the longest division of geological time
- (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- (US, informal, hyperbolic) A long period of time.
- Eternity, the duration of the universe.
- (Gnosticism, usually spelled aeon or æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
- (astronomy, geology) A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years.
- (geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
adj
noun
adj
noun
- (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
- An event that happens every two years.
- A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.
verb
- To take a period of time.
- To occupy a place.
- (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
- To pass or spend (time).
- (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
- (rare and regional, chiefly in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
- (with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
- To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
- (often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
- (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
- Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
- (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- (now usually literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- Used to link a subject to a measurement.
- To occur, to take place.
- Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
- (colloquial, humorous) To have (a condition, especially a mental or physical disability).
- Used to indicate that a predicate nominal applies to the subject.
- (dynamic / lexical be, especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
- (African-American Vernacular, Caribbean, Ireland, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- (with since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- spend or use time
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- form or compose
- be priced at
- have an existence, be extant
- have life, be alive
- be identical to; be someone or something
- be identical or equivalent to
- represent, as of a character on stage
- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form
noun
noun
- A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
- (informal) An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.
- (geology) A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
- a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
noun
- a period lasting five years
- a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
- (historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census.
- (by extension, literary) Synonym of quinquennium: Any 5-year period.
noun
- a prolonged period of time
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- how long something has existed
- an era of history having some distinctive feature
- a late time of life
- The time or era in history when someone or something was alive or flourished.
- (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
- (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
- (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
- (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
- (countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.
- (countable) Any particular stage of life.
- (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
- (countable, hyperbolic) A long time.
- (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
- (countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.
- (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
- (countable, geology) The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).
- (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
verb
- make older
- begin to seem older; get older
- grow old or older
- (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
- (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age.
- To allow to mature.
- (transitive) To determine the age of (the length of time that something has been alive or in existence).
- (transitive) To indicate or reveal that (a person) has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.
- (transitive, figuratively) To allow (something) to persist by postponing an action that would extinguish it, as a debt.
- To treat or tamper with in order to give a false appearance of age.
- (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
- (intransitive, of a statement, prediction, etc.) To suffer the passage of time so as to later be viewed or turn out in a certain way.
noun
noun
- A length of time.
- Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
- The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
- The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- (euphemistic) Female menstruation; an episode of this.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
- A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
- (figurative) A decisive end to something; a stop.
- (mathematics) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
- (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
- A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
- (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
- (genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
- (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
- an amount of time
- the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the end or completion of something
- a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
adj
intj
verb
noun
- A length of time.
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
- A segment or length of material.
- (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- (slang) A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- (slang) A jail or prison term.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- An act of stretching.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- the capacity for being stretched
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a straightaway section of a racetrack
verb
- (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- (intransitive) To increase, to grow.
- (physics, transitive) To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
- (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- (transitive) To pull tight.
- (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
- (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
- become longer by being stretched and pulled
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- extend one's body or limbs
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- occupy a large, elongated area
- pull in opposite directions
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- lie down comfortably
adj
noun
- a period of 10 years
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.
- (history) A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars.
- (electronics) A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.
- A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
- (physics, engineering) The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.
- (Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
- A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- (electronics) A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
noun
adj
noun
- A period of time longer than scheduled.
- (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- (sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
- (uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
- work done in addition to regular working hours
- playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
adv
prep_phrase
verb
noun
- an immeasurably long period of time
- the longest division of geological time
- (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- (Gnosticism) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
- Commonwealth standard spelling of eon.
- (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
noun
- an immeasurably long period of time
- An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
- the longest division of geological time
- (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- (US, informal, hyperbolic) A long period of time.
- Eternity, the duration of the universe.
- (Gnosticism, usually spelled aeon or æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
- (astronomy, geology) A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years.
- (geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
verb
- proceed for an extended period of time
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- walk without lifting the feet
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
noun
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
verb
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- compete in a race
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
noun
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a race run on foot
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
adj
verb
- To take a period of time.
- To occupy a place.
- (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
- To pass or spend (time).
- (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
- (rare and regional, chiefly in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
- (with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
- To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
- (often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
- (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
- Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
- (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- (now usually literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- Used to link a subject to a measurement.
- To occur, to take place.
- Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
- (colloquial, humorous) To have (a condition, especially a mental or physical disability).
- Used to indicate that a predicate nominal applies to the subject.
- (dynamic / lexical be, especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
- (African-American Vernacular, Caribbean, Ireland, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- (with since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- spend or use time
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- form or compose
- be priced at
- have an existence, be extant
- have life, be alive
- be identical to; be someone or something
- be identical or equivalent to
- represent, as of a character on stage
- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form
noun
adj
- lasting three seasons or more
- Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
- recurring again and again
- lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
- Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
- Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
- (botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
- (rare) Appearing again each year; annual.
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- of long duration; not new
- skilled through long experience
- excellent
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- just preceding something else in time or order
- belonging to some prior time
- (used for emphasis) very familiar
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
- That is no longer in existence.
- Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.
- (UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Familiar.
- (informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Former, previous.
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- past times
- (slang, most often plural) One's parents.
- (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
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- (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
- An event that happens every two years.
- A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.