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noun
- Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
- Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
- Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
- (countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
- (mathematics) An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
- An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
- A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
- The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
- (law) The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
- (uncountable, especially medicine, art) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
- knowledge of how something is usually done
- the exercise of a profession
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
- translating an idea into action
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- the action of accomplishing something
- Something accomplished; an achievement.
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
noun
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- The act or process of acquiring.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
noun
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- (intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
- (transitive, dialectal, Scotland, Northern England, rare) To know; to understand.
- (transitive) To set apart; separate.
- (video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
verb
- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- (transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
- (intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
- (now often passive voice) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- do physical exercise
- put to use
- give a workout to
- learn by repetition
noun
- (countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
- (countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
- the act of using
- an action, often used negatively and without consequences
- the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
verb
noun
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
- stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
- A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- (chiefly Europe, technology) An RCA connector.
- (informal) Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.
- (informal) Something that is very easy to do.
- (informal) A firm hold.
- (card games) A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game.
verb
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- create by training and teaching
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
noun
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
noun
- (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- (countable) (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
- (uncountable) Artwork.
- (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
- (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
- (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
- (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
- (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
- the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- the creation of beautiful or significant things
- photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
noun
- success in mastering something difficult
- an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
- the act of conquering
- (colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
- (video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
- (by extension, often figuratively) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.
- That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.
- An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
noun
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- An act of distinguished bravery or courage; a heroic deed.
- (uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.
- (uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism.
- An act of adroitness or dexterity.
adj
noun
- (rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
- (music) A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
- Synonym of crowd.
- Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
- memorization by repetition
verb
noun
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
- the act of styling hair
- Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- (software engineering) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
- The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
- The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- (biology) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
verb
noun
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
- preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
- a substance prepared according to a formula
- (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
- the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
- (music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
- (anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
- A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
- Devotional exercises introducing an office.
- (uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.
- (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
- (music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
- (Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
noun
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- The result of good social upbringing.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
- (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- Action of the verb to train.
verb
verb
- To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
- To make use of; to employ.
- (intransitive) To repeat an activity in this way.
- (transitive) To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.
- (transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
- (transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
- To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- learn by repetition
- engage in a rehearsal (of)
noun
verb
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
adj
noun
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
verb
- to gain with effort
- (intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
- (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
- (transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing).
- (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
verb
- to gain with effort
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- find unexpectedly
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
- (intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
- (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
verb
- to gain with effort
- to exert much effort or energy
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
- to extend as far as
- be in or establish communication with
- reach a goal
- place into the hands or custody of
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- (transitive, figurative) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
- (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
- (nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
- (slang, MTE, MLE) To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
- (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
- To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
- (intransitive, India, Singapore) To arrive at a particular destination.
- (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
- (transitive, of a missile) To strike or touch.
- (transitive) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
- (transitive) To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
- (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
- (transitive, figurative) To make contact with.
- (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
- (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
- (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
noun
- the limit of capability
- the limits within which something can be effective
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
- The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
- (Japanese mahjong, pachinko) Alternative form of riichi.
- An extended portion or area of land or water.
- (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
- The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
- The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
- (boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
- (nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
- (nautical) A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.
- (nautical) The distance traversed between tacks.
- A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
verb
- know how to do or perform something
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- perceive as familiar
- know the nature or character of
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- have sexual intercourse with
- have fixed in the mind
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
- (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- (transitive) To experience.
- (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- (transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
- (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
noun
particle
verb
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
noun
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
verb
verb
- (intransitive, sports) To practice maneuvers in order to memorize them; to drill thoroughly (to practice).
- (idiomatic, software) To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.
- (idiomatic, software) To replace data with more specific data.
- (transitive, basketball) To score points; to do well in a basketball game.
- (intransitive, literally) To examine something on a more detailed level.
noun
noun
- a natural skill
- a symbol of inquisitiveness
- a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
- the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- the sense of smell (especially in animals)
- a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
- a small distance
- the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
- (idiomatic) Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
- The tip of an object.
- (idiomatic, also followed by around or about) The action of nosing, in the sense to snoop
- (architecture) A downward projection from a cornice.
- (horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- (perfumery) A perfumer.
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- (by extension) Skill at finding information.
- The skill in recognising bouquet.
- (slang) An informer.
- The sense of smell.
verb
- defeat by a narrow margin
- push or move with the nose
- catch the scent of; get wind of
- rub noses
- advance the forward part of with caution
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way
- (transitive) To furnish with a nose.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, also followed by around or about, in which case, ambitransitive) To snoop.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- (transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical) To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- (intransitive, aviation) To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
- (transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
- (transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- (transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
noun
- The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
- A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.
- The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
- The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
- The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- someone who arrives (or has arrived)
- the act of arriving at a certain place
- accomplishment of an objective
noun
- The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
- The quality of smoothness of flow.
- (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.
- powerful and effective language
- the quality of being facile in speech and writing
- skillfulness in speaking or writing
verb
noun
- That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
- (UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
- (in combination) An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
- One who rides racehorses competitively.
- someone employed to ride horses in horse races
- an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
noun
adj
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
noun
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.
- A purpose, a use.
- The act of employing.
- The state of being employed.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of using
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the act of giving someone a job
adj
- (education) Appropriate for learning through repeated practice (drill).
- Suitable for being drilled through.
- (agriculture) Suitable for being applied using a seed drill.
- (computing, education, media studies) Supporting a drilldown action in which one can discover more details about a topic or text.
- (robotics) Having an arm or manipulator that can position the tool or attachment at the end in different orientations.
verb
- to exert much effort or energy
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
noun
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the act of singing
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
verb
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- fight against or resist strongly
- (reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- (intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
- (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
- (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- (causative) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
noun
- an intense verbal dispute
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a boxing or wrestling match
- an aggressive willingness to compete
- (uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
- A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- An occasion of fighting.
- A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
verb
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- to exert strenuous effort against opposition
- To have difficulty with something.
- To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
- To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
noun
noun
- Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
- Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
- Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
- (countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
- (mathematics) An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
- An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
- A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
- The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
- (law) The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
- (uncountable, especially medicine, art) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
- knowledge of how something is usually done
- the exercise of a profession
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
- translating an idea into action
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- the action of accomplishing something
- Something accomplished; an achievement.
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
noun
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- The act or process of acquiring.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
noun
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- (intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
- (transitive, dialectal, Scotland, Northern England, rare) To know; to understand.
- (transitive) To set apart; separate.
- (video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
noun
- (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- (countable) (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
- (uncountable) Artwork.
- (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
- (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
- (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
- (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
- (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
- the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- the creation of beautiful or significant things
- photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
noun
- success in mastering something difficult
- an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
- the act of conquering
- (colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
- (video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
- (by extension, often figuratively) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.
- That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.
- An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
noun
- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
- An act of distinguished bravery or courage; a heroic deed.
- (uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.
- (uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism.
- An act of adroitness or dexterity.
noun
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
- the act of styling hair
- Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- (software engineering) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
- The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
- The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- (biology) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
verb
noun
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
- preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
- a substance prepared according to a formula
- (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
- the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
- (music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
- (anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
- A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
- Devotional exercises introducing an office.
- (uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.
- (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
- (music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
- (Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
noun
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- The result of good social upbringing.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
- (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- Action of the verb to train.
verb
noun
- a natural skill
- a symbol of inquisitiveness
- a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
- the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- the sense of smell (especially in animals)
- a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
- a small distance
- the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
- (idiomatic) Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
- The tip of an object.
- (idiomatic, also followed by around or about) The action of nosing, in the sense to snoop
- (architecture) A downward projection from a cornice.
- (horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- (perfumery) A perfumer.
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- (by extension) Skill at finding information.
- The skill in recognising bouquet.
- (slang) An informer.
- The sense of smell.
verb
- defeat by a narrow margin
- push or move with the nose
- catch the scent of; get wind of
- rub noses
- advance the forward part of with caution
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way
- (transitive) To furnish with a nose.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, also followed by around or about, in which case, ambitransitive) To snoop.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- (transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical) To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- (intransitive, aviation) To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
- (transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
- (transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- (transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
noun
- The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
- A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.
- The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
- The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
- The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- someone who arrives (or has arrived)
- the act of arriving at a certain place
- accomplishment of an objective
noun
- The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
- The quality of smoothness of flow.
- (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.
- powerful and effective language
- the quality of being facile in speech and writing
- skillfulness in speaking or writing
noun
noun
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.
- A purpose, a use.
- The act of employing.
- The state of being employed.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of using
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the act of giving someone a job
verb
- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- (transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
- (intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
- (now often passive voice) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- do physical exercise
- put to use
- give a workout to
- learn by repetition
noun
- (countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
- (countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
- the act of using
- an action, often used negatively and without consequences
- the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
verb
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- to exert strenuous effort against opposition
- To have difficulty with something.
- To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
- To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
noun
verb
- to exert much effort or energy
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
noun
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the act of singing
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
verb
- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- (transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
- (intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
- (now often passive voice) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- do physical exercise
- put to use
- give a workout to
- learn by repetition
noun
- (countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
- (countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
- the act of using
- an action, often used negatively and without consequences
- the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
verb
noun
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
- stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
- A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- (chiefly Europe, technology) An RCA connector.
- (informal) Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.
- (informal) Something that is very easy to do.
- (informal) A firm hold.
- (card games) A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game.
verb
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- create by training and teaching
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
noun
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
verb
- To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
- To make use of; to employ.
- (intransitive) To repeat an activity in this way.
- (transitive) To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.
- (transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
- (transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
- To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- learn by repetition
- engage in a rehearsal (of)
noun
verb
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
adj
noun
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
verb
- to gain with effort
- (intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
- (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
- (transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing).
- (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
verb
- to gain with effort
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- find unexpectedly
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
- (intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
- (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
verb
- to gain with effort
- to exert much effort or energy
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
- to extend as far as
- be in or establish communication with
- reach a goal
- place into the hands or custody of
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- (transitive, figurative) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
- (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
- (nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
- (slang, MTE, MLE) To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
- (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
- To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
- (intransitive, India, Singapore) To arrive at a particular destination.
- (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
- (transitive, of a missile) To strike or touch.
- (transitive) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
- (transitive) To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
- (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
- (transitive, figurative) To make contact with.
- (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
- (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
- (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
noun
- the limit of capability
- the limits within which something can be effective
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
- The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
- (Japanese mahjong, pachinko) Alternative form of riichi.
- An extended portion or area of land or water.
- (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
- The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
- The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
- (boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
- (nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
- (nautical) A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.
- (nautical) The distance traversed between tacks.
- A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
verb
- know how to do or perform something
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- perceive as familiar
- know the nature or character of
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- have sexual intercourse with
- have fixed in the mind
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
- (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- (transitive) To experience.
- (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- (transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
- (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
noun
particle
verb
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
noun
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
verb
verb
- (intransitive, sports) To practice maneuvers in order to memorize them; to drill thoroughly (to practice).
- (idiomatic, software) To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.
- (idiomatic, software) To replace data with more specific data.
- (transitive, basketball) To score points; to do well in a basketball game.
- (intransitive, literally) To examine something on a more detailed level.
noun
verb
noun
- That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
- (UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
- (in combination) An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
- One who rides racehorses competitively.
- someone employed to ride horses in horse races
- an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
verb
- to exert much effort or energy
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
noun
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the act of singing
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
verb
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- fight against or resist strongly
- (reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- (intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
- (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
- (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- (causative) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
noun
- an intense verbal dispute
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a boxing or wrestling match
- an aggressive willingness to compete
- (uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
- A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- An occasion of fighting.
- A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
verb
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- to exert strenuous effort against opposition
- To have difficulty with something.
- To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
- To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
noun
adj
noun
- (rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
- (music) A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
- Synonym of crowd.
- Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
- memorization by repetition
verb
adj
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
adj
- (education) Appropriate for learning through repeated practice (drill).
- Suitable for being drilled through.
- (agriculture) Suitable for being applied using a seed drill.
- (computing, education, media studies) Supporting a drilldown action in which one can discover more details about a topic or text.
- (robotics) Having an arm or manipulator that can position the tool or attachment at the end in different orientations.