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adj
adj
- Optimistic.
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Confirmed, straight-up.
- (chemistry) electropositive
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (slang) HIV positive.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- (grammar) Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- impossible to deny or disprove
- involving advantage or good
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- greater than zero
- formally laid down or imposed
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- marked by excessive confidence
- of or relating to positivism
- having a positive charge
- persuaded of; very sure
noun
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A positive result of a test.
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
adj
noun
noun
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- a specific instance of feeling hopeful
- one of the three Christian virtues
- the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
- someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
- (countable) The actual thing wished for.
- (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a combe.
- A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
- (Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The virtuous desire for future good.
- (countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
verb
- be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment
- expect and wish
- (intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
- (catenative) To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
- To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- (transitive, dialectal, nonstandard) To wish.
- (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
noun
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- (countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (countable, law) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
verb
- make a promise or commitment
- give grounds for expectations
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- promise to undertake or give
- (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
noun
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
- a trustful relationship
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- Self-assurance.
- Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
- A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
verb
- act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
- make optimal; get the most out of; use best
- modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
- (transitive) To make (something) optimal.
- (intransitive) To become optimal.
- (transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.
- (originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.
noun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- a cry or shout of approval
- (chiefly Canada, US) Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
- (countable) A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
- (countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
- Pronunciation spelling of chair.
- (now uncountable) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
- (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
verb
- become cheerful
- give encouragement to
- cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
- show approval or good wishes by shouting
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- (transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
- (transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- (ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
- (transitive, figurative) To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).
noun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- the rays of the sun
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
adj
adj
noun
verb
noun
- the friendly hope that something will succeed
- (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
- (business, trade unionism) The willingness of a worker to perform activities not strictly within the scope of the employment contract and not just work to rule.
- (accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
- A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
- (countable, uncommon, usually capitalized, Canada, US) A thrift shop.
- (business) The ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
adj
verb
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift out or reflect from a background
- give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- gather or collect
- register (perceptual input)
- take and lift upward
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- meet someone for sexual purposes
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- take into custody
- gain or regain energy
- buy casually or spontaneously
- eat by pecking at, like a bird
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- take up by hand
- get in addition, as an increase
- (intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
- (intransitive) To restart or resume.
- (sports) To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
- (transitive and intransitive with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
- (transitive or intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.
- (transitive) To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
- (transitive, media) To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- To reach and continue along (a road).
- (transitive) To record; to notch up.
- (transitive) To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).
- (transitive) To reduce the despondency of.
- (transitive) To take control (physically) of something.
- (intransitive, of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly.
- (transitive) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.
- (soccer, transitive) To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- (transitive) To collect and detain (a suspect).
- (transitive) To pay for.
- (transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing.
- (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
- (transitive) To collect a passenger.
- (US, military, transitive) To promote somebody who was previously passed over.
- (transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
- (transitive or intransitive) To answer a telephone.
- (transitive) To receive (a radio signal or the like).
noun
verb
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift up or elevate
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
- (science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
- (law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
- (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
- To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
- (software engineering) To backport.
- (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
- (Northern England) To pick up; take possession of.
noun
- a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
- (law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
- (transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
- (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
- The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
noun
- (figuratively) A feeling or appearance of optimism.
- A color between pink and cream.
- The collective noun for a group of boys.
- (uncountable, countable, cosmetics) A cosmetic, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks and lips.
- An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
- (chiefly US) Ellipsis of blush wine.
- A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
verb
- (intransitive) To become red or pink.
- (aviation, intransitive) Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
- (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
- (intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
- (copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
- (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
- (intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
- become rosy or reddish
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
adj
- In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
- Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
- Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
- Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
- Of a person: lively, vivacious.
- Of light: brilliant, intense.
- Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
- (music) Of a note: slightly sharp.
- Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
- Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
- Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- Glorious; illustrious.
- Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
- Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
- (metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
- Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
- Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- (music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
- Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
- Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
- not made dim or less bright
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- likely to turn out well in the future
- clear and sharp and ringing
- having lots of light either natural or artificial
- splendid
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- having strong or striking color
- emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- characterized by happiness or gladness
adv
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
- A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
- (painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
- (transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
adj
- Partially positive in attitude etc.
- (materials engineering) A type of compression mold for plastics that allows for excess powder and flash, as in an open flash mold, but which allows for lower melt viscosities as in a fully positive mold.
- (mathematics) Having all elements nonnegative where at least one is positive.
- (mathematics) Having a dual that is nonnegative.
noun
- A hope; a hopeful.
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- (sales) A potential client or customer.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
- Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- (music) The façade of an organ.
- belief about (or mental picture of) the future
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
- a prediction of the course of a disease
- the possibility of future success
- the visual percept of a region
verb
noun
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- a specific instance of feeling hopeful
- one of the three Christian virtues
- the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
- someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
- (countable) The actual thing wished for.
- (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a combe.
- A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
- (Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The virtuous desire for future good.
- (countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
verb
- be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment
- expect and wish
- (intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
- (catenative) To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
- To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- (transitive, dialectal, nonstandard) To wish.
- (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
noun
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- (countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (countable, law) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
verb
- make a promise or commitment
- give grounds for expectations
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- promise to undertake or give
- (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
noun
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
- a trustful relationship
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- Self-assurance.
- Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
- A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
noun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- a cry or shout of approval
- (chiefly Canada, US) Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
- (countable) A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
- (countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
- Pronunciation spelling of chair.
- (now uncountable) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
- (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
verb
- become cheerful
- give encouragement to
- cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
- show approval or good wishes by shouting
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- (transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
- (transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- (ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
- (transitive, figurative) To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).
noun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- the rays of the sun
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
adj
noun
- the friendly hope that something will succeed
- (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
- (business, trade unionism) The willingness of a worker to perform activities not strictly within the scope of the employment contract and not just work to rule.
- (accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
- A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
- (countable, uncommon, usually capitalized, Canada, US) A thrift shop.
- (business) The ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
noun
- (figuratively) A feeling or appearance of optimism.
- A color between pink and cream.
- The collective noun for a group of boys.
- (uncountable, countable, cosmetics) A cosmetic, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks and lips.
- An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
- (chiefly US) Ellipsis of blush wine.
- A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
verb
- (intransitive) To become red or pink.
- (aviation, intransitive) Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
- (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
- (intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
- (copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
- (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
- (intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
- become rosy or reddish
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
noun
- A hope; a hopeful.
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- (sales) A potential client or customer.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
- Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- (music) The façade of an organ.
- belief about (or mental picture of) the future
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
- a prediction of the course of a disease
- the possibility of future success
- the visual percept of a region
verb
noun
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- a specific instance of feeling hopeful
- one of the three Christian virtues
- the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
- someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
- (countable) The actual thing wished for.
- (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a combe.
- A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
- (Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The virtuous desire for future good.
- (countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
verb
- be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment
- expect and wish
- (intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
- (catenative) To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
- To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- (transitive, dialectal, nonstandard) To wish.
- (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
verb
- act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
- make optimal; get the most out of; use best
- modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
- (transitive) To make (something) optimal.
- (intransitive) To become optimal.
- (transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.
- (originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.
verb
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift out or reflect from a background
- give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- gather or collect
- register (perceptual input)
- take and lift upward
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- meet someone for sexual purposes
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- take into custody
- gain or regain energy
- buy casually or spontaneously
- eat by pecking at, like a bird
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- take up by hand
- get in addition, as an increase
- (intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
- (intransitive) To restart or resume.
- (sports) To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
- (transitive and intransitive with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
- (transitive or intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.
- (transitive) To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
- (transitive, media) To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- To reach and continue along (a road).
- (transitive) To record; to notch up.
- (transitive) To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).
- (transitive) To reduce the despondency of.
- (transitive) To take control (physically) of something.
- (intransitive, of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly.
- (transitive) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.
- (soccer, transitive) To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- (transitive) To collect and detain (a suspect).
- (transitive) To pay for.
- (transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing.
- (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
- (transitive) To collect a passenger.
- (US, military, transitive) To promote somebody who was previously passed over.
- (transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
- (transitive or intransitive) To answer a telephone.
- (transitive) To receive (a radio signal or the like).
noun
verb
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift up or elevate
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
- (science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
- (law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
- (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
- To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
- (software engineering) To backport.
- (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
- (Northern England) To pick up; take possession of.
noun
- a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
- (law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
- (transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
- (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
- The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
noun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- a cry or shout of approval
- (chiefly Canada, US) Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
- (countable) A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
- (countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
- Pronunciation spelling of chair.
- (now uncountable) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
- (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
verb
- become cheerful
- give encouragement to
- cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
- show approval or good wishes by shouting
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- (transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
- (transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- (ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
- (transitive, figurative) To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).
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- Optimistic.
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Confirmed, straight-up.
- (chemistry) electropositive
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (slang) HIV positive.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- (grammar) Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- impossible to deny or disprove
- involving advantage or good
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- greater than zero
- formally laid down or imposed
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- marked by excessive confidence
- of or relating to positivism
- having a positive charge
- persuaded of; very sure
noun
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A positive result of a test.
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
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- In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
- Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
- Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
- Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
- Of a person: lively, vivacious.
- Of light: brilliant, intense.
- Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
- (music) Of a note: slightly sharp.
- Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
- Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
- Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- Glorious; illustrious.
- Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
- Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
- (metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
- Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
- Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- (music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
- Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
- Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
- not made dim or less bright
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- likely to turn out well in the future
- clear and sharp and ringing
- having lots of light either natural or artificial
- splendid
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- having strong or striking color
- emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- characterized by happiness or gladness
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- (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
- A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
- (painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
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- (transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
- (transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
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- Partially positive in attitude etc.
- (materials engineering) A type of compression mold for plastics that allows for excess powder and flash, as in an open flash mold, but which allows for lower melt viscosities as in a fully positive mold.
- (mathematics) Having all elements nonnegative where at least one is positive.
- (mathematics) Having a dual that is nonnegative.