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verb
- To obtain information about something from a reference book.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- To enter a query into a database or search engine.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.
- seek information from
noun
- An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
- The paper containing such summons or notice.
- (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
- Enumeration; mention.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
- The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
- (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
verb
noun
- (often attributive) A reference work.
- a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
- (UK, Ireland) A person who provides this information; a referee.
- The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
- A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
- (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
- (computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
- (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
- (programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
- (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- the act of referring or consulting
- an indicator that orients you generally
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
noun
- A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
- something that offers basic information or instruction
- Synonym of legend, a key to symbols, abbreviations, and terms on a map, chart, etc.
- Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
- A sign that guides people; guidepost.
- A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.
- A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.
- (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
- (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
- Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- someone employed to conduct others
- a model or standard for making comparisons
- someone who shows the way by leading or advising
verb
- To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
- To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
- To supervise the education or training of someone.
- To exert control or influence over someone or something.
- (intransitive) To act as a guide.
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- take somebody somewhere
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive
- use as a guide
- pass over, across, or through
noun
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- throw or toss with a light motion
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
adj
noun
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
intj
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- produce leaves, of plants
- turn over pages
- (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.
noun
- 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)
- 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.
verb
noun
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- twitch or flutter
- shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
- (transitive) To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
- (transitive) To shuffle playing cards by separating the deck in two and sliding the thumbs along the edges of the cards to mix the two parts.
- (intransitive) To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
- (transitive) To leaf through rapidly.
- (transitive) To prepare samples of material using a riffler.
- (intransitive) To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.
- (transitive) To ruffle with a rippling action.
noun
- shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
- a small wave on the surface of a liquid
- In seal engraving, a small metal disc at the end of a tool.
- A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
- The sound made while shuffling cards.
- (mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough.
- A quick skim through the pages of a book.
- A succession of small waves.
- Synonym of riffle shuffle
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- travel by getting free rides from motorists
- feel or handle with the fingers
- To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.
- (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
- (transitive) To touch or cover with the thumb.
- To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
- To gesture with the thumb, for example when flagging a ride.
- (travel) To hitchhike.
- To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
noun
- the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
- a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
- A top hatch plate for covering an excavator bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.
- (colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.
- (graphical user interface) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
noun
- a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
- A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
- Similarly comprehensive works in other formats.
noun
verb
noun
- A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
- The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
- A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
- a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
noun
adj
noun
- the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
- something that refers; a term that refers to another term
- something referred to; the object of a reference
- That which is referenced.
- (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
noun
- a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
- A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
- (US, law) A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
adj
prep
- Indicates a referenced source: According to.
- Following a noun.
- (horse breeding) Designates a horse's sire (“male parent”).
- Invokes an authority in an oath.
- (chiefly Yeshivish) At; with; among.
- Per; with or in proportion to each.
- Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
- Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
- Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
- Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
- Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
- [with the] Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
- (not in common modern use) Following an adjective.
- Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
- Following a passive verb.
- Near or next to.
- In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
- (mathematics) multiplied by or (chiefly South Asia) divided by
- Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
- From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
- (nautical) in a windward direction, sailing near to the direction from which the wind is blowing
adj
adv
- (uncommon outside the phrase 'put by') Aside, away.
- In the vicinity, near.
- Along a path which runs past someone or something.
- (uncommon except in set phrases) Beyond or past a certain point.
- To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
- so as to pass a given point
- in reserve; not for immediate use
noun
noun
verb
noun
- a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
- a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
- A list of all the publications in a library; a library catalogue.
- A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
- A complete (usually alphabetical or chronological) list of items.
- (music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
- (in the singular, figuratively) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
- (US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
- A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
noun
noun
- a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the words of something written
- the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
- A book, tome or other set of writings.
- A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
- A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
- (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
- (printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.
- (by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
verb
noun
adj
- according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
- (figuratively) Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience.
- (figuratively) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
- (figuratively) Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.
- (literally) Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
adj
- knowledgeable about literature
- of or relating to or characteristic of literature
- appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
- Relating to literature.
- Bookish.
- Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
- Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
- Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
noun
adj
noun
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
- (preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.
- A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.
- (by extension) A reference work on a particular subject or activity in which the entries are arranged alphabetically; an alphabetical encyclopedia.
- (computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (noun sense 1).
- (figurative) A person or thing regarded as a repository or compendium of information.
- (with of or possessive, frequently figurative, especially derogatory) The collection of words used or understood by a particular person; vocabulary.
verb
noun
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
- a language user's knowledge of words
- (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
- A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
- A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
- A list thereof.
- (rare) Any dictionary.
- (lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
- The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
- The vocabulary of a language.
verb
noun
- An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
- The paper containing such summons or notice.
- (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
- Enumeration; mention.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
- The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
- (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
noun
- A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
- something that offers basic information or instruction
- Synonym of legend, a key to symbols, abbreviations, and terms on a map, chart, etc.
- Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
- A sign that guides people; guidepost.
- A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.
- A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.
- (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
- (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
- Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- someone employed to conduct others
- a model or standard for making comparisons
- someone who shows the way by leading or advising
verb
- To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
- To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
- To supervise the education or training of someone.
- To exert control or influence over someone or something.
- (intransitive) To act as a guide.
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- take somebody somewhere
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive
- use as a guide
- pass over, across, or through
verb
noun
- (often attributive) A reference work.
- a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
- (UK, Ireland) A person who provides this information; a referee.
- The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
- A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
- (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
- (computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
- (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
- (programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
- (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- the act of referring or consulting
- an indicator that orients you generally
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
noun
noun
- a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
- A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
- Similarly comprehensive works in other formats.
noun
verb
noun
- A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
- The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
- A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
- a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
noun
noun
- a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
- A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
- (US, law) A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
- a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
- A list of all the publications in a library; a library catalogue.
- A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
- A complete (usually alphabetical or chronological) list of items.
- (music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
- (in the singular, figuratively) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
- (US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
- A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
noun
noun
- a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the words of something written
- the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
- A book, tome or other set of writings.
- A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
- A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
- (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
- (printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.
- (by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
verb
noun
adj
- according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
- (figuratively) Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience.
- (figuratively) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
- (figuratively) Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.
- (literally) Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
noun
adj
noun
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
- (preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.
- A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.
- (by extension) A reference work on a particular subject or activity in which the entries are arranged alphabetically; an alphabetical encyclopedia.
- (computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (noun sense 1).
- (figurative) A person or thing regarded as a repository or compendium of information.
- (with of or possessive, frequently figurative, especially derogatory) The collection of words used or understood by a particular person; vocabulary.
verb
noun
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
- a language user's knowledge of words
- (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
- A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
- A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
- A list thereof.
- (rare) Any dictionary.
- (lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
- The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
- The vocabulary of a language.
verb
verb
- To obtain information about something from a reference book.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- To enter a query into a database or search engine.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.
- seek information from
verb
noun
- (often attributive) A reference work.
- a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
- (UK, Ireland) A person who provides this information; a referee.
- The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
- A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
- (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
- (computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
- (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
- (programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
- (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- the act of referring or consulting
- an indicator that orients you generally
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- throw or toss with a light motion
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
adj
noun
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
intj
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- produce leaves, of plants
- turn over pages
- (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.
noun
- 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)
- 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.
verb
noun
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- twitch or flutter
- shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
- (transitive) To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
- (transitive) To shuffle playing cards by separating the deck in two and sliding the thumbs along the edges of the cards to mix the two parts.
- (intransitive) To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
- (transitive) To leaf through rapidly.
- (transitive) To prepare samples of material using a riffler.
- (intransitive) To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.
- (transitive) To ruffle with a rippling action.
noun
- shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
- a small wave on the surface of a liquid
- In seal engraving, a small metal disc at the end of a tool.
- A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
- The sound made while shuffling cards.
- (mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough.
- A quick skim through the pages of a book.
- A succession of small waves.
- Synonym of riffle shuffle
verb
- look through a book or other written material
- travel by getting free rides from motorists
- feel or handle with the fingers
- To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.
- (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
- (transitive) To touch or cover with the thumb.
- To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
- To gesture with the thumb, for example when flagging a ride.
- (travel) To hitchhike.
- To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
noun
- the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
- a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
- A top hatch plate for covering an excavator bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.
- (colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.
- (graphical user interface) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
adj
noun
- the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
- something that refers; a term that refers to another term
- something referred to; the object of a reference
- That which is referenced.
- (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
adj
- knowledgeable about literature
- of or relating to or characteristic of literature
- appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
- Relating to literature.
- Bookish.
- Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
- Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
- Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.