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prep
adj
- Facing in the other direction.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- the other one of a complementary pair
- moving or facing away from each other
- altogether different in nature or quality or significance
- being directly across from each other; facing
- of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
adv
noun
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- (mathematics) An additive inverse.
- An antonym.
- An opponent.
- A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
- a relation of direct opposition
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
adj
- Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
- acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
- (genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
- (physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
- of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
noun
prep
adv
conj
- (law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
- Varying through time in the same proportion that.
- Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)
- Expressing concession: though.
- At the same instant or moment that: when.
- At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
- In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
- Being that, considering that, because, since.
- Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to
- Used after so or as to introduce a comparison.
noun
noun
adj
noun
adj
- Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
- Intended for use as the occasion requires.
- Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
- Created for a specific occasion.
- recurring or reappearing from time to time
- occurring from time to time
- occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
- occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position; an accompaniment.
- (historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
- a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
- any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
verb
noun
- Function, role.
- Resolution; determination.
- (Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
- The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- what something is used for
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
noun
- A role; the position in which one functions.
- A measure of such ability; volume.
- Electrical capacitance.
- (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
- The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- Mental ability; the power to learn;
- Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
- The potential for growth and development.
- The maximum that can be produced.
- Capability; the ability to perform some task.
- The maximum amount that can be held.
- the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
- tolerance for alcohol
- the amount that can be contained
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- the maximum production possible
- capability to perform or produce
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- a specified function
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
adj
prep
- In addition to; as an accessory to.
- Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
- Considering; taking into account.
- Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- Using as an instrument; by means of.
- In regard to.
- Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
- Against.
- Prompted by (a certain emotion).
- Having, owning.
- In support of.
- In the employment of.
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
adv
noun
verb
- play a role or part
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- discharge one's duties
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- perform on a stage or theater
- be suitable for theatrical performance
- (transitive) To feign.
- (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
- (intransitive) To do something.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
- (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
- (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
- (intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
- (intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- (transitive) To play (a role).
- (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
noun
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
- (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
- (countable) A display of behaviour.
- (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- The process of doing something.
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (countable) Any organized activity.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
adv
verb
- play a role or part
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- play a role or part
- be typical of
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- create an image or likeness of
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- bring forward and present to the mind
- be representative or typical for
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- serve as a means of expressing something
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
verb
noun
- a person who is a member of a partnership
- a person's partner in marriage
- an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
verb
- be a part or adjunct
- be owned by; be in the possession of
- be rightly classified in a class or category
- be suitable or acceptable
- be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
- be in the right place or situation
- (intransitive) To have its proper place.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
- (intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
- (Cornwall) To do something habitually or customarily.
- (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
- (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
prep
adj
- Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
- (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
- (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
- (biology, sociology) Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.
- (logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.
- (comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
- (computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
- Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
- of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
- consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
noun
- (astronomy) Synonym of binary star.
- (astronomy) Synonym of binary asteroid.
- (astronomy) Synonym of binary planet.
- A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other.
- (computing) Synonym of binary file.
- (mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
- (finance) Synonym of binary option.
- a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
- a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
verb
- (transitive) To contribute.
- (transitive) To place inside.
- (transitive) To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire.
- (transitive) To declare or make official
- (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
- (transitive) To install or deliver.
- (transitive) To plant a crop.
- (transitive) To make (a telephone call).
- (transitive, ditransitive) To imprison or place in a prison cell.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To injure the body of (someone).
- keep or lay aside for future use
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
- to insert between other elements
- make an application as for a job or funding
- set up for use
- break into a conversation
verb
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
intj
noun
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
adj
noun
adj
- having two purposes; twofold
- having two barrels mounted side by side
- (figurative) Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun).
- Twofold, having a double purpose or nature.
- (of names) Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a hyphen (or sometimes a space).
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun.
adv
prep
verb
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- argue or speak in defense of
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- adopt as a belief
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- be behind; approve of
- support materially or financially
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
- (transitive) To help keep from falling.
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
noun
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the financial means whereby one lives
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- documentary validation
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Evidence.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
- Financial or other help.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
verb
noun
- (mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
- (rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
- The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
- The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
- (grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
- (art) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
- a side-by-side position
verb
- act as a substitute
- appoint as a substitute
- (intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office
- (transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
- (transitive) To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
verb
- act as a substitute
- be a substitute
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- (transitive, in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
- (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- (transitive, formerly proscribed, often in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", sometimes "substitute X for Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
adj
noun
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
- A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- (economics) Abbreviation of substitute good.
- A substitute teacher.
- (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
noun
- Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
- (law) A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
- One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
- (paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
- a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
- a duplicate copy
verb
noun
- (figuratively) A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.
- (typography, nonstandard, rare) The háček symbol.
- (figuratively) Any receptacle from which names or numbers are pulled out in a lottery.
- (programming, informal) The caret symbol ^.
- (video games) A hat switch.
- (typography, mathematics) The circumflex symbol.
- (figuratively, by extension) The lottery or draw itself.
- (Internet slang) User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot.
- (clothing) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
- an informal term for a person's role
- headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
verb
prep
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- Because of.
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- Supporting, in favour of.
- So as to identify or locate.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- (commerce) For the price of.
- In order to cure, remove or counteract.
- (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
- (nonstandard) So (that), in order to
- Used in various other more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- On behalf of.
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Over (a period of time).
- Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
- (with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.
- To be, or as being.
- (usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.
- In anticipation of.
- (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- (UK) Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- (in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
conj
verb
noun
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- what something is used for
- (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- An official or social occasion.
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- (slang) A party.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
verb
- serve a purpose, role, or function
- put the ball into play
- devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- do military service
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
- mate with
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be used by; as of a utility
- do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
- contribute or conduce to
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- work for, or be a servant to
- (intransitive, factive) To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
- (intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
- (ambitransitive, slang, drugs) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
- (intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.
- (transitive) To perform (a public obligation).
- (transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
- (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
- (transitive) To evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).
- (transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
- (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
- (transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- (nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- (transitive) To attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- (intransitive) To be in military service.
- (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
noun
adj
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
prep
- As counterbalance to.
- In opposition to.
- In front of; before (a background).
- In physical opposition to; in collision with.
- As protection from.
- (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
- In contrast or comparison with.
- As a charge on.
- In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
- In competition with, versus.
- Contrary to; in conflict with.
- In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
- Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
- In exchange for.
- Close to, alongside.
- In a contrary direction to.
verb
adj
noun
- (baseball) A three-base hit.
- (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- (cricket) Three runs.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal.
- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine.
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
verb
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (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 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).
- 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
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- 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
noun
- 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.
- 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
noun
noun
- A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position; an accompaniment.
- (historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
- a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
- any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
verb
noun
- Function, role.
- Resolution; determination.
- (Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
- The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- what something is used for
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
noun
- A role; the position in which one functions.
- A measure of such ability; volume.
- Electrical capacitance.
- (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
- The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- Mental ability; the power to learn;
- Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
- The potential for growth and development.
- The maximum that can be produced.
- Capability; the ability to perform some task.
- The maximum amount that can be held.
- the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
- tolerance for alcohol
- the amount that can be contained
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- the maximum production possible
- capability to perform or produce
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- a specified function
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
adj
noun
- Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
- (law) A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
- One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
- (paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
- a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
- a duplicate copy
verb
noun
- (figuratively) A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.
- (typography, nonstandard, rare) The háček symbol.
- (figuratively) Any receptacle from which names or numbers are pulled out in a lottery.
- (programming, informal) The caret symbol ^.
- (video games) A hat switch.
- (typography, mathematics) The circumflex symbol.
- (figuratively, by extension) The lottery or draw itself.
- (Internet slang) User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot.
- (clothing) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
- an informal term for a person's role
- headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
verb
verb
- play a role or part
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- discharge one's duties
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- perform on a stage or theater
- be suitable for theatrical performance
- (transitive) To feign.
- (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
- (intransitive) To do something.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
- (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
- (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
- (intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
- (intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- (transitive) To play (a role).
- (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
noun
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
- (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
- (countable) A display of behaviour.
- (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- The process of doing something.
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (countable) Any organized activity.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
adv
verb
- play a role or part
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- play a role or part
- be typical of
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- create an image or likeness of
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- bring forward and present to the mind
- be representative or typical for
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- serve as a means of expressing something
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
verb
noun
- a person who is a member of a partnership
- a person's partner in marriage
- an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
verb
- be a part or adjunct
- be owned by; be in the possession of
- be rightly classified in a class or category
- be suitable or acceptable
- be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
- be in the right place or situation
- (intransitive) To have its proper place.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
- (intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
- (Cornwall) To do something habitually or customarily.
- (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
- (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
prep
verb
- (transitive) To contribute.
- (transitive) To place inside.
- (transitive) To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire.
- (transitive) To declare or make official
- (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
- (transitive) To install or deliver.
- (transitive) To plant a crop.
- (transitive) To make (a telephone call).
- (transitive, ditransitive) To imprison or place in a prison cell.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To injure the body of (someone).
- keep or lay aside for future use
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
- to insert between other elements
- make an application as for a job or funding
- set up for use
- break into a conversation
verb
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
intj
noun
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
verb
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- argue or speak in defense of
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- adopt as a belief
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- be behind; approve of
- support materially or financially
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
- (transitive) To help keep from falling.
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
noun
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the financial means whereby one lives
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- documentary validation
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Evidence.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
- Financial or other help.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
verb
noun
- (mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
- (rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
- The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
- The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
- (grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
- (art) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
- a side-by-side position
verb
- act as a substitute
- appoint as a substitute
- (intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office
- (transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
- (transitive) To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
verb
- act as a substitute
- be a substitute
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- (transitive, in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
- (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- (transitive, formerly proscribed, often in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", sometimes "substitute X for Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
adj
noun
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
- A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- (economics) Abbreviation of substitute good.
- A substitute teacher.
- (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
verb
noun
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- what something is used for
- (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- An official or social occasion.
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- (slang) A party.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
verb
- serve a purpose, role, or function
- put the ball into play
- devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- do military service
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
- mate with
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be used by; as of a utility
- do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
- contribute or conduce to
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- work for, or be a servant to
- (intransitive, factive) To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
- (intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
- (ambitransitive, slang, drugs) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
- (intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.
- (transitive) To perform (a public obligation).
- (transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
- (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
- (transitive) To evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).
- (transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
- (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
- (transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- (nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- (transitive) To attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- (intransitive) To be in military service.
- (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (baseball) A three-base hit.
- (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- (cricket) Three runs.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal.
- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine.
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
verb
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (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 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).
- 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
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- 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
noun
- 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.
- 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
adv
prep
adj
- Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
- acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
- (genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
- (physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
- of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
noun
adj
noun
adj
- Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
- Intended for use as the occasion requires.
- Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
- Created for a specific occasion.
- recurring or reappearing from time to time
- occurring from time to time
- occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
- occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
- (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
- (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
- (biology, sociology) Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.
- (logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.
- (comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
- (computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
- Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
- of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
- consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
noun
- (astronomy) Synonym of binary star.
- (astronomy) Synonym of binary asteroid.
- (astronomy) Synonym of binary planet.
- A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other.
- (computing) Synonym of binary file.
- (mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
- (finance) Synonym of binary option.
- a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
- a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
adj
noun
adj
- having two purposes; twofold
- having two barrels mounted side by side
- (figurative) Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun).
- Twofold, having a double purpose or nature.
- (of names) Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a hyphen (or sometimes a space).
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun.
adj
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.