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- a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- (sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area.
- A person living in rough, violent conditions.
- (entertainment) A slapstick comedian or comedy.
- (circus) A tumbler.
- A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
- Clothing suitable for rough use.
- (sports, informal) An act of playing a sport casually or informally.
noun
- Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.
- A business card.
- (in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
- (nautical) Ellipsis of compass card.
- A roll or sliver of fibre (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
- (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of report card.
- A test card.
- A bank card.
- (textiles) A hand-held tool formed similarly to a hairbrush but with bristles of wire or other rigid material. It is used principally with raw cotton, wool, hair, or other natural fibers to prepare these materials for spinning into yarn or thread on a spinning wheel, with a whorl or other hand-held spindle. The card serves to untangle, clean, remove debris from, and lay the fibers straight.
- (computing) A removable electronic device that may be inserted into a powered electronic device to provide additional capability.
- (uncountable) Paper that is thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than paperboard, used for postcards, playing cards, etc.; card stock.
- (computing) Any of a set of pages or forms that the user can navigate between, and fill with data, in certain user interfaces.
- A list of scheduled events or of performers or contestants; chiefly used in professional wrestling.
- In formal debating, a verbatim citation used as evidence for a point.
- (graph theory) A graph formed from a given graph by deleting one vertex.
- (television) A title card or intertitle: a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of the photographed action at various points, generally to convey character dialogue or descriptive narrative material related to the plot.
- A greeting card.
- Abbreviation of cardinal (“songbird”).
- Any electronic payment (rather than a cash payment using notes, bills or coins).
- (informal) An amusing or entertaining person, often slightly eccentric.
- (cricket) A tabular presentation of the key statistics of an innings or match: batsmen’s scores and how they were dismissed, extras, total score and bowling figures.
- An indicator card.
- A playing card.
- A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose. (See play the something card.)
- (weaving) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom.
- a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- a card certifying the identity of the bearer
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a list of dishes available at a restaurant
- a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
- a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
- thin cardboard, usually rectangular
- (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
- one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
- (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
verb
- (transitive, US) To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
- To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.
- (transitive, golf) To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
- (textiles) To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
- (transitive) To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding.
- ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
- separate the fibers of
noun
- A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
- A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- (euphemistic, slang) Euphemistic form of shit.
- (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
- (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
- (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
- (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
- An expanse of something.
- A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
- (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- newspaper with half-size pages
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- any broad thin expanse or surface
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- paper used for writing or printing
verb
verb
- make flat or flatter
- (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- become flat or flatter
- (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
- (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- (music) To lower by a semitone.
- (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
noun
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- walking with a swaying gait
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- a list of names
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- the act of throwing dice
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- (programming) An operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (firefighting) A 14-day deployment.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- (paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
- The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
- The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
- A swagger or rolling gait.
- That which is rolled up.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (finance) Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
- A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
- (US, paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
- A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
- A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- A heavy, reverberatory sound.
- (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
verb
- flatten or spread with a roller
- boil vigorously
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- show certain properties when being rolled
- occur in soft rounded shapes
- begin operating or running
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- shape by rolling
- move by turning over or rotating
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
- arrange or coil around
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- execute a roll, in tumbling
- move, rock, or sway from side to side
- (ambitransitive, of a camera) To (cause to) film.
- (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- (slang, intransitive) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.
- (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive) To walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll.
- (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- (intransitive, in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
- (ergative, sometimes figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
- (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- (transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- (intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
- (ergative) To move upon rollers or wheels.
- (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- (intransitive, video games) To drum on the reverse of a game controller with one's fingers in rapid succession, pushing the controller face into the opposite hand such that a button is rapidly pressed and depressed.
- (transitive, martial arts) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
- (transitive) To create a customized version of.
- (ergative, slang) To (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution.
- (transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
- (US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- (programming) To perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (computing) To generate a random number.
- (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
- (roleplaying games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- (ergative) To turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly.
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To compete, especially with vigor.
- (transitive, music) To briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of an aircraft or vessel) To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.
- (transitive) To beat up; to assault.
- (intransitive, shipping) To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
- (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
verb
- flatten or spread with a roller
- straighten by unrolling
- to distribute systematically or strategically
- officially distribute a new product or service to the public
- (intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave a place at a leisurely pace.
- (transitive, intransitive) To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, out.
noun
adj
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
- (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
- (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
- Bland; glib.
- (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
- (of a motion) Unbroken.
- (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
- (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
- (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
- Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
- Suave; sophisticated.
- (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
- of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
- lacking obstructions or difficulties
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
- (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
- (transitive) To make smooth or even.
- (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
- (transitive) To calm or palliate.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
- (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
- free from obstructions
- make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
- make (a surface) shine
verb
- provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
- damage by frost
- decorate with frosting
- cover with frost
- (transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
- (transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
- (transitive) To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.
- (transitive) To cover with frost.
- (transitive, informal) To anger or annoy.
- (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
noun
- ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
- the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
- The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- (television) A kind of light diffuser.
- A shade of white, like that of frost.
- A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
verb
noun
- (uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- (British) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a soft or fuzzy surface texture
- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
noun
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- (mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
- (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- (electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
- (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- (baseball, slang) An inning.
- (crime) A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (operating systems) Clipping of page frame or memory frame.
- (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
- (horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- (bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
- a single drawing in a comic strip
- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- a structure supporting or containing something
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
verb
- (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- (transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
- (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- (transitive, criminology) Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
- formulate in a particular style or language
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- make up plans or basic details for
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
adj
- Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- (computing) Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
- (music) Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
- Wearing tattered clothes.
- Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
- In tatters, having the texture broken.
- (typography, of a block of type) Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
- worn out from stress or strain
- being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
- having an irregular outline
verb
noun
- One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
- A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.
- (computing, graphical user interface) A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
- One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.
- (architecture) A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.
- A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
- Alternative spelling of peen.
- A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
- One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
- An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
- sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
verb
verb
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To organize in grades.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (patternmaking) To increase or decrease the dimensions of a garment pattern from the initial base size in such a way that the overall proportions of the silhouette are maintained across all sizes.
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
noun
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- A rating.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- The level of the ground.
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
noun
- a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
- the quality of having a level and even surface
- the quality of being free from errors or interruptions
- powerful and effective language
- the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
- (approximation theory, numerical analysis, of a function) The quantity measured by the modulus of smoothness.
- (mathematical analysis, of a function) The highest order of derivative (the differentiability class) over a given domain.
- The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.
noun
- Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
- (informal, by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
- Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
- (informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.
- (ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick.
- Clipping of red tape (“time-consuming bureaucratic procedures”).
- Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
- (trading, from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.
- (printing, historical) A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
- Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- the finishing line for a foot race
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
verb
verb
- To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
- (intransitive) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- (intransitive) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- (intransitive) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- To throw together in a disorderly manner.
- (military) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- disturb the smoothness of
- pleat or gather into a ruffle
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- erect or fluff up
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- twitch or flutter
- trouble or vex
- discompose
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
noun
- Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- a noisy fight
- a high tight collar
noun
- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- (nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
- Ellipsis of mouse pad.
- (British, dialectal) A toad.
- (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
- A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
- Ellipsis of keypad.
- (slang) a tablet PC
- (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- (cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
- A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
- A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
- A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
- (British, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
- An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- (electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
- (British dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A path, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a track made by animals.
- Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
- A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
- (US, slang) A bed.
- (UK, slang) A prison cell.
- The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
- The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
- (cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
- The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
- A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
- A soft, or small, cushion.
- (music) A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
- the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
- a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
- a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
- temporary living quarters
- the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
verb
- line or stuff with soft material
- (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
- To walk with soft steps.
- (intransitive) To travel on foot.
- (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
- (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
- (transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
- (transitive) To stuff.
- (transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
- (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
- (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- add padding to
- add details to
intj
verb
- line or stuff with soft material
- write all the required information onto a form
- make fat or plump
- make bigger or better or more complete
- become round, plump, or shapely
- supplement what is thought to be deficient
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fill, out.
- (transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
- (intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
adj
noun
- a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
- Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
- (transitive) To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
- To bend or mold leather into shape.
- (electricity) To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
- To pinch and hold; to seize.
- To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.
- To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.
- (climbing) to hold using a crimp
- curl tightly
- make ridges into by pinching together
noun
- The natural curliness of wool fibres.
- (climbing) A small hold with little surface area.
- An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
- (usually in the plural) Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
- (specifically, law) One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
- A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
- (climbing) A grip on such a hold.
- a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
adj
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
noun
adv
adj
- having a sharply uneven surface or outline
- having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
- (computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
- Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
- Having a rough quality.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (transitive, slang) To thrash or beat up; to overwhelm in a fight.
- (transitive) To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
- (transitive, figurative) To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- settle or put right
verb
adj
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
- gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
- (wine) Smooth and drinkable.
- (figuratively) Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
- Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
- Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
verb
- make a tuck or several folds in
- draw together into folds or puckers
- fit snugly into
- (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck.
- To full, as cloth.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- (ambitransitive, LGBTQ) Of a drag queen, trans woman, etc., to conceal one's penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
- (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- (music) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing piano keys that are outside the thumb (when playing scales).
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
- (ergative) To fit neatly.
- (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.
noun
- a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
- (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
- eatables (especially sweets)
- The beat of a drum.
- An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
- A curled position.
- (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
- (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- (diving, gymnastics) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
- (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
noun
- (countable) Anything very thin and flat.
- In England, an often unleavened cake similar to a crepe.
- (uncountable, theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
- (uncountable) Composite leather made of scraps, glue and board, by extension of (4), material originally used for insoles, but later used also for heels and even soles.
- (countable, juggling) A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.
- (countable, film, slang) A box on which an actor stands to make them appear taller.
- In the US (and e.g. Scotland), a leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.
- (countable, volleyball) A defensive play in which the ball bounces off the top of a hand that has been pressed flat against the floor.
- a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
verb
verb
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
adj
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adv
noun
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
noun
- A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
- A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
- (programming, x86) A particular value of the EAX register when a program runs the CPUID instruction; each leaf represents a different category of information returned about the processor.
- (plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
- (publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
- Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
- One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
- The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- (botany) A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
- One of the individual flat or curved strips of metal, typically made of spring steel, that make up a leaf spring.
- (4chan slang, Internet slang, humorous, sometimes pejorative, plural leafs) A Canadian person.
- The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- (computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
- (in the plural) Tea leaves.
- the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
- hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
verb
- (intransitive) To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
- (informal, transitive, uncommon) To play a prank on someone by throwing a large clump or collection of leaves at them.
- (transitive) To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.
- look through a book or other written material
- produce leaves, of plants
- turn over pages
verb
- To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
- (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
- (uncommon) To frighten; to scare, to terrify.
- (figurative) To harrow the feelings.
- (horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
- To make scratches or cuts on.
- scratch the surface of
- puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- break up
noun
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
verb
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
noun
- Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.
- A business card.
- (in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
- (nautical) Ellipsis of compass card.
- A roll or sliver of fibre (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
- (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of report card.
- A test card.
- A bank card.
- (textiles) A hand-held tool formed similarly to a hairbrush but with bristles of wire or other rigid material. It is used principally with raw cotton, wool, hair, or other natural fibers to prepare these materials for spinning into yarn or thread on a spinning wheel, with a whorl or other hand-held spindle. The card serves to untangle, clean, remove debris from, and lay the fibers straight.
- (computing) A removable electronic device that may be inserted into a powered electronic device to provide additional capability.
- (uncountable) Paper that is thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than paperboard, used for postcards, playing cards, etc.; card stock.
- (computing) Any of a set of pages or forms that the user can navigate between, and fill with data, in certain user interfaces.
- A list of scheduled events or of performers or contestants; chiefly used in professional wrestling.
- In formal debating, a verbatim citation used as evidence for a point.
- (graph theory) A graph formed from a given graph by deleting one vertex.
- (television) A title card or intertitle: a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of the photographed action at various points, generally to convey character dialogue or descriptive narrative material related to the plot.
- A greeting card.
- Abbreviation of cardinal (“songbird”).
- Any electronic payment (rather than a cash payment using notes, bills or coins).
- (informal) An amusing or entertaining person, often slightly eccentric.
- (cricket) A tabular presentation of the key statistics of an innings or match: batsmen’s scores and how they were dismissed, extras, total score and bowling figures.
- An indicator card.
- A playing card.
- A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose. (See play the something card.)
- (weaving) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom.
- a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- a card certifying the identity of the bearer
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a list of dishes available at a restaurant
- a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
- a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
- thin cardboard, usually rectangular
- (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
- one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
- (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
verb
- (transitive, US) To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
- To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.
- (transitive, golf) To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
- (textiles) To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
- (transitive) To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding.
- ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
- separate the fibers of
noun
- A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
- A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- (euphemistic, slang) Euphemistic form of shit.
- (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
- (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
- (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
- (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
- An expanse of something.
- A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
- (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- newspaper with half-size pages
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- any broad thin expanse or surface
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- paper used for writing or printing
verb
noun
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- walking with a swaying gait
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- a list of names
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- the act of throwing dice
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- (programming) An operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (firefighting) A 14-day deployment.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- (paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
- The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
- The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
- A swagger or rolling gait.
- That which is rolled up.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (finance) Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
- A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
- (US, paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
- A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
- A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- A heavy, reverberatory sound.
- (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
verb
- flatten or spread with a roller
- boil vigorously
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- show certain properties when being rolled
- occur in soft rounded shapes
- begin operating or running
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- shape by rolling
- move by turning over or rotating
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
- arrange or coil around
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- execute a roll, in tumbling
- move, rock, or sway from side to side
- (ambitransitive, of a camera) To (cause to) film.
- (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- (slang, intransitive) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.
- (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive) To walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll.
- (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- (intransitive, in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
- (ergative, sometimes figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
- (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- (transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- (intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
- (ergative) To move upon rollers or wheels.
- (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- (intransitive, video games) To drum on the reverse of a game controller with one's fingers in rapid succession, pushing the controller face into the opposite hand such that a button is rapidly pressed and depressed.
- (transitive, martial arts) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
- (transitive) To create a customized version of.
- (ergative, slang) To (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution.
- (transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
- (US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- (programming) To perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (computing) To generate a random number.
- (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
- (roleplaying games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- (ergative) To turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly.
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To compete, especially with vigor.
- (transitive, music) To briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of an aircraft or vessel) To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.
- (transitive) To beat up; to assault.
- (intransitive, shipping) To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
- (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
noun
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- (mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
- (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- (electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
- (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- (baseball, slang) An inning.
- (crime) A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (operating systems) Clipping of page frame or memory frame.
- (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
- (horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- (bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
- a single drawing in a comic strip
- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- a structure supporting or containing something
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
verb
- (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- (transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
- (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- (transitive, criminology) Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
- formulate in a particular style or language
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- make up plans or basic details for
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
noun
- One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
- A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.
- (computing, graphical user interface) A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
- One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.
- (architecture) A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.
- A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
- Alternative spelling of peen.
- A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
- One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
- An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
- sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
verb
noun
- a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
- the quality of having a level and even surface
- the quality of being free from errors or interruptions
- powerful and effective language
- the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
- (approximation theory, numerical analysis, of a function) The quantity measured by the modulus of smoothness.
- (mathematical analysis, of a function) The highest order of derivative (the differentiability class) over a given domain.
- The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.
noun
- Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
- (informal, by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
- Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
- (informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.
- (ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick.
- Clipping of red tape (“time-consuming bureaucratic procedures”).
- Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
- (trading, from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.
- (printing, historical) A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
- Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- the finishing line for a foot race
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
verb
noun
- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- (nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
- Ellipsis of mouse pad.
- (British, dialectal) A toad.
- (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
- A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
- Ellipsis of keypad.
- (slang) a tablet PC
- (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- (cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
- A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
- A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
- A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
- (British, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
- An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- (electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
- (British dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A path, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a track made by animals.
- Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
- A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
- (US, slang) A bed.
- (UK, slang) A prison cell.
- The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
- The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
- (cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
- The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
- A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
- A soft, or small, cushion.
- (music) A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
- the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
- a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
- a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
- temporary living quarters
- the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
verb
- line or stuff with soft material
- (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
- To walk with soft steps.
- (intransitive) To travel on foot.
- (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
- (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
- (transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
- (transitive) To stuff.
- (transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
- (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
- (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- add padding to
- add details to
intj
noun
- (countable) Anything very thin and flat.
- In England, an often unleavened cake similar to a crepe.
- (uncountable, theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
- (uncountable) Composite leather made of scraps, glue and board, by extension of (4), material originally used for insoles, but later used also for heels and even soles.
- (countable, juggling) A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.
- (countable, film, slang) A box on which an actor stands to make them appear taller.
- In the US (and e.g. Scotland), a leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.
- (countable, volleyball) A defensive play in which the ball bounces off the top of a hand that has been pressed flat against the floor.
- a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
verb
noun
- A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
- A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
- (programming, x86) A particular value of the EAX register when a program runs the CPUID instruction; each leaf represents a different category of information returned about the processor.
- (plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
- (publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
- Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
- One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
- The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- (botany) A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
- One of the individual flat or curved strips of metal, typically made of spring steel, that make up a leaf spring.
- (4chan slang, Internet slang, humorous, sometimes pejorative, plural leafs) A Canadian person.
- The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- (computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
- (in the plural) Tea leaves.
- the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
- hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
verb
- (intransitive) To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
- (informal, transitive, uncommon) To play a prank on someone by throwing a large clump or collection of leaves at them.
- (transitive) To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.
- look through a book or other written material
- produce leaves, of plants
- turn over pages
noun
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
verb
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
verb
adj
noun
verb
- make flat or flatter
- (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- become flat or flatter
- (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
- (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- (music) To lower by a semitone.
- (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
noun
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- walking with a swaying gait
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- a list of names
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- the act of throwing dice
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- (programming) An operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (firefighting) A 14-day deployment.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- (paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
- The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
- The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
- A swagger or rolling gait.
- That which is rolled up.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (finance) Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
- A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
- (US, paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
- A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
- A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- A heavy, reverberatory sound.
- (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
verb
- flatten or spread with a roller
- boil vigorously
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- show certain properties when being rolled
- occur in soft rounded shapes
- begin operating or running
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- shape by rolling
- move by turning over or rotating
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
- arrange or coil around
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- execute a roll, in tumbling
- move, rock, or sway from side to side
- (ambitransitive, of a camera) To (cause to) film.
- (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- (slang, intransitive) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.
- (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive) To walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll.
- (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- (intransitive, in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
- (ergative, sometimes figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
- (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- (transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- (intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
- (ergative) To move upon rollers or wheels.
- (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- (intransitive, video games) To drum on the reverse of a game controller with one's fingers in rapid succession, pushing the controller face into the opposite hand such that a button is rapidly pressed and depressed.
- (transitive, martial arts) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
- (transitive) To create a customized version of.
- (ergative, slang) To (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution.
- (transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
- (US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- (programming) To perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (computing) To generate a random number.
- (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
- (roleplaying games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- (ergative) To turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly.
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To compete, especially with vigor.
- (transitive, music) To briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of an aircraft or vessel) To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.
- (transitive) To beat up; to assault.
- (intransitive, shipping) To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
- (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
verb
- flatten or spread with a roller
- straighten by unrolling
- to distribute systematically or strategically
- officially distribute a new product or service to the public
- (intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave a place at a leisurely pace.
- (transitive, intransitive) To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, out.
noun
verb
- provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
- damage by frost
- decorate with frosting
- cover with frost
- (transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
- (transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
- (transitive) To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.
- (transitive) To cover with frost.
- (transitive, informal) To anger or annoy.
- (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
noun
- ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
- the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
- The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- (television) A kind of light diffuser.
- A shade of white, like that of frost.
- A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
verb
noun
- (uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- (British) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a soft or fuzzy surface texture
- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
verb
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To organize in grades.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (patternmaking) To increase or decrease the dimensions of a garment pattern from the initial base size in such a way that the overall proportions of the silhouette are maintained across all sizes.
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
noun
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- A rating.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- The level of the ground.
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
verb
- To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
- (intransitive) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- (intransitive) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- (intransitive) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- To throw together in a disorderly manner.
- (military) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- disturb the smoothness of
- pleat or gather into a ruffle
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- erect or fluff up
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- twitch or flutter
- trouble or vex
- discompose
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
noun
- Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- a noisy fight
- a high tight collar
noun
- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- (nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
- Ellipsis of mouse pad.
- (British, dialectal) A toad.
- (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
- A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
- Ellipsis of keypad.
- (slang) a tablet PC
- (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- (cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
- A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
- A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
- A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
- (British, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
- An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- (electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
- (British dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A path, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a track made by animals.
- Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
- A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
- (US, slang) A bed.
- (UK, slang) A prison cell.
- The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
- The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
- (cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
- The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
- A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
- A soft, or small, cushion.
- (music) A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
- the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
- a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
- a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
- temporary living quarters
- the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
verb
- line or stuff with soft material
- (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
- To walk with soft steps.
- (intransitive) To travel on foot.
- (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
- (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
- (transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
- (transitive) To stuff.
- (transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
- (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
- (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- add padding to
- add details to
intj
verb
- line or stuff with soft material
- write all the required information onto a form
- make fat or plump
- make bigger or better or more complete
- become round, plump, or shapely
- supplement what is thought to be deficient
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fill, out.
- (transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
- (intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
- (transitive) To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
- To bend or mold leather into shape.
- (electricity) To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
- To pinch and hold; to seize.
- To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.
- To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.
- (climbing) to hold using a crimp
- curl tightly
- make ridges into by pinching together
noun
- The natural curliness of wool fibres.
- (climbing) A small hold with little surface area.
- An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
- (usually in the plural) Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
- (specifically, law) One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
- A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
- (climbing) A grip on such a hold.
- a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
verb
- (transitive) To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (transitive, slang) To thrash or beat up; to overwhelm in a fight.
- (transitive) To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
- (transitive, figurative) To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- settle or put right
verb
adj
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
- gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
- (wine) Smooth and drinkable.
- (figuratively) Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
- Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
- Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
verb
- make a tuck or several folds in
- draw together into folds or puckers
- fit snugly into
- (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck.
- To full, as cloth.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- (ambitransitive, LGBTQ) Of a drag queen, trans woman, etc., to conceal one's penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
- (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- (music) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing piano keys that are outside the thumb (when playing scales).
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
- (ergative) To fit neatly.
- (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.
noun
- a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
- (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
- eatables (especially sweets)
- The beat of a drum.
- An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
- A curled position.
- (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
- (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- (diving, gymnastics) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
- (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
verb
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
adj
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adv
noun
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
verb
- To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
- (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
- (uncommon) To frighten; to scare, to terrify.
- (figurative) To harrow the feelings.
- (horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
- To make scratches or cuts on.
- scratch the surface of
- puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- break up
adj
noun
- a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- (sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area.
- A person living in rough, violent conditions.
- (entertainment) A slapstick comedian or comedy.
- (circus) A tumbler.
- A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
- Clothing suitable for rough use.
- (sports, informal) An act of playing a sport casually or informally.
adj
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
- (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
- (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
- Bland; glib.
- (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
- (of a motion) Unbroken.
- (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
- (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
- (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
- Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
- Suave; sophisticated.
- (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
- of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
- lacking obstructions or difficulties
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
- (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
adv
noun
verb
- (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
- (transitive) To make smooth or even.
- (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
- (transitive) To calm or palliate.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
- (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
- free from obstructions
- make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
- make (a surface) shine
adj
- Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- (computing) Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
- (music) Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
- Wearing tattered clothes.
- Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
- In tatters, having the texture broken.
- (typography, of a block of type) Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
- worn out from stress or strain
- being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
- having an irregular outline
verb
adj
noun
- a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
- Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
adj
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
noun
adv
adj
- having a sharply uneven surface or outline
- having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
- (computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
- Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
- Having a rough quality.