English words for '(informal) Nonoperational; not functioning.'
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adj
- (informal) Nonoperational; not functioning.
- (informal) Nonoperating; not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
- (informal, medicine) Nonoperative; not using or requiring surgical treatment.
- (informal, LGBTQ, of a transgender or transsexual person) Having chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
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adj
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verb
- (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- (transitive) To give tick; to trust.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- sew
noun
- A slight speck.
- A tap or light touch.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- (ornithology) A whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- a metallic tapping sound
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- a light mattress
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb
- (informal, usually passive) To obtain.
- (transitive) To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
- (transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- (transitive, birdwatching) To make an observation of (a bird species).
- (transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- (transitive) To possess, own.
- (transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
- (transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- (transitive) To give birth to.
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
- (transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- (transitive) To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is a small clause.)
- (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- (transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
- (transitive) To capture or actively hold someone's attention or interest.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- (transitive) To grasp the meaning of; comprehend.
- Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
- (dated outside Ireland, transitive) To be able to speak (a language).
- (transitive, in the negative, often in continuous tenses) To allow; to tolerate.
- (British, slang, transitive) To defeat in a fight; take.
- (transitive) To experience, go through, undergo.
- (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- (transitive) To accept as a romantic partner.
- (British, slang, transitive) To inflict punishment or retribution on.
- (transitive) To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- (transitive) To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- undergo
- achieve a point or goal
- have as a feature
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- get something; come into possession of
- be confronted with
- have a personal or business relationship with someone
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- have ownership or possession of
- receive willingly something given or offered
- cause to be born
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- suffer from; be ill with
- organize or be responsible for
- have sex with; archaic use
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prep
- (informal) As a result of.
- Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.
- Removed or subtracted from.
- Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
- (colloquial, more properly 'from') Out of the possession of.
- Outside the area or region of.
- Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.
- Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.
- Not positioned upon, or away from a position upon.
- No longer wanting or taking.
- Temporarily not attending (a usual place), especially owing to illness or holiday.
- (slang, drugs) Under the influence of.
adj
- (by extension, Australia, slang) Disgusting, repulsive, abhorrent.
- Temporarily not attending a usual place, such as work or school, especially owing to illness or holiday.
- (predicative only) Inappropriate; untoward.
- Not correct; not properly formed; not logical, harmonious, etc.
- (British, in relation to a vehicle) On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left).
- (in phrases such as 'off day') Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities.
- (chiefly UK) Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
- (predicative only) Presently unavailable. (of a dish on a menu)
- (predicative only) Inoperative, disabled.
- Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
- (poker slang) Offsuit.
- (predicative only) Cancelled; not happening.
- Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.
- Started on the way.
- (in phrases such as 'well off', 'poorly off', 'comfortably off', etc., and in 'how?' questions) Circumstanced.
- (cricket) In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
- Not fitted; not being worn.
- Far; off to the side.
- below a satisfactory level
- (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
- not performing or scheduled for duties
- not in operation or operational
- in an unpalatable state
adv
- Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
- So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- (theater) Offstage.
- In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
- at a distance in space or time
- from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
- no longer on or in contact or attached
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noun
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
intj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
noun
- (informal) Technique.
- (informal) Technician; technologist.
- (informal) Clipping of technical rehearsal.
- (informal, used in titles) Technical college; technical school.
- (informal) Technology.
- Denotes technology businesses or the technology industry, especially in the field of computing and the Internet.
- (motor racing) Clipping of technical inspection
- a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
verb
verb
- (informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
- (transitive) To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).
- (informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
- (informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.
- do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
adj
- (informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
- (informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- made of or resembling flakes
- made of or easily forming flakes
noun
- (informal) Unspecified things or matters.
- The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
- (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
- Abstract/figurative substance or character.
- (informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
- (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
- (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
- (sometimes euphemistic) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language.
- Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
- a critically important or characteristic component
- informal terms for personal possessions
- information in some unspecified form
- senseless talk
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
verb
- (transitive, mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.
- (transitive) To load goods into (a container) for transport.
- (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand) To break; to destroy.
- To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
- (transitive) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
- (informal) To heavily defeat or get the better of.
- (transitive, cooking) To fill with seasoning.
- (transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
- (transitive, computing) To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later.
- (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
- (transitive) To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre.
- (transitive) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
- (transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
- (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand) To sexually penetrate.
- (transitive, used in the passive) To sate.
- treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- press or force
- fill tightly with a material
- fill with a stuffing while cooking
- obstruct
- cram into a cavity
adj
- (figurative) Inactive; undeveloped.
- (of agricultural land) Ploughed but left unseeded for more than one planting season.
- Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.
- (of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.
- left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
- undeveloped but potentially useful
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verb
noun
- (informal, attributive) Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without skill.
- (informal) A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.
- (informal, attributive) Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be worn to or used at church.
- The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
- (informal) A newspaper published on Sunday.
- first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
adv
verb
verb
- (informal, idiomatic) To engage in a futile activity.
- (slang, idiomatic, derogatory, dismissal) To go away; get lost; go to hell; to waste one's own time (with some other meaningless task) rather than waste the speaker's time with something equally irritating or pointless.
- (informal, idiomatic) To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
noun
- (informal, by extension) A machine, device, etc. which operates without making noticeable sound.
- (informal, sometimes used attributively) A person who seldom or never speaks; a taciturn or unresponsive individual.
- (informal) A mixed alcoholic beverage, usually containing vodka, a cola soft drink, and other ingredients.
noun
- (informal) An act of repair or invention.
- Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
- An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
- (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).
- Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
- formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
- small mackerel found nearly worldwide
- a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
verb
noun
- (informal) Something that performs poorly.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
- Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
- (often attributive) A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
- One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
- A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
- (slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
- (derogatory) Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.
- A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Foot; toe.
- (transport, historical) A double-ended side spike driven through a hole in the flange of a rail on a tramway.
- A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.
- The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
- Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
- (film) A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
- (poker slang) An underdog.
- (cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.
- (slang) A sexually aggressive man.
- (slang) A man, guy, chap.
- (uncountable) The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- someone who is morally reprehensible
- metal supports for logs in a fireplace
- a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
- informal term for a man
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
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verb
- (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
- (transitive, slang) To criticize.
- (intransitive, transitive) To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
- (transitive, military) To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
- (transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.
- (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
- (intransitive, emerging usage in British) To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
- go after with the intent to catch
verb
adj
- (nautical) Keeping upright.
- (informal) Expensive, pricey.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- (professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- Potent.
- (informal) Dead, deceased.
- (golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
- (slang, of the penis) Erect.
- (mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- (figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
- (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
- (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- strong, vigorous
- rigidly formal
- not moving or operating freely
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- very drunk
adv
noun
- (prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
- (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
- (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- (slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
- (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
- (US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
- the dead body of a human being
- an ordinary man
adj
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- weakened and infirm
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
verb
noun
- (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
- A song, or short musical composition.
- The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
- A melody.
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
intj
verb
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- (transitive) To set (lyrics) to music.
- To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- (fandom slang) to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- (transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- adjust for (better) functioning
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noun
adv
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- (nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.
- To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction.
- On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- in the area or vicinity
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- all around or on all sides
- in rotation or succession
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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prep
- (figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- (with 'to' and verb infinitive) See about to.
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
- Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.
- On one’s person; nearby the person.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
verb
adj
noun
- The back seat of an automobile, van, or bus.
- (newspaper, publishing) A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
- A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
- A back bench in a courtroom.
- The back pew of a church.
- A position of secondary importance.
- (politics, UK, New Zealand, often attributive) In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the front benches and occupied by members of each party group who are not party leaders, cabinet ministers, holders of offices such as the whips, etc.
- The back row of a classroom.
- any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
noun
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
intj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
noun
- (informal) Technique.
- (informal) Technician; technologist.
- (informal) Clipping of technical rehearsal.
- (informal, used in titles) Technical college; technical school.
- (informal) Technology.
- Denotes technology businesses or the technology industry, especially in the field of computing and the Internet.
- (motor racing) Clipping of technical inspection
- a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
verb
noun
- (informal) Unspecified things or matters.
- The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
- (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
- Abstract/figurative substance or character.
- (informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
- (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
- (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
- (sometimes euphemistic) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language.
- Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
- a critically important or characteristic component
- informal terms for personal possessions
- information in some unspecified form
- senseless talk
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
verb
- (transitive, mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.
- (transitive) To load goods into (a container) for transport.
- (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand) To break; to destroy.
- To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
- (transitive) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
- (informal) To heavily defeat or get the better of.
- (transitive, cooking) To fill with seasoning.
- (transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
- (transitive, computing) To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later.
- (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
- (transitive) To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre.
- (transitive) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
- (transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
- (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand) To sexually penetrate.
- (transitive, used in the passive) To sate.
- treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- press or force
- fill tightly with a material
- fill with a stuffing while cooking
- obstruct
- cram into a cavity
noun
- (informal, attributive) Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without skill.
- (informal) A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.
- (informal, attributive) Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be worn to or used at church.
- The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
- (informal) A newspaper published on Sunday.
- first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
adv
verb
noun
- (informal, by extension) A machine, device, etc. which operates without making noticeable sound.
- (informal, sometimes used attributively) A person who seldom or never speaks; a taciturn or unresponsive individual.
- (informal) A mixed alcoholic beverage, usually containing vodka, a cola soft drink, and other ingredients.
noun
- (informal) An act of repair or invention.
- Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
- An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
- (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).
- Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
- formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
- small mackerel found nearly worldwide
- a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
verb
noun
- (informal) Something that performs poorly.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
- Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
- (often attributive) A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
- One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
- A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
- (slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
- (derogatory) Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.
- A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Foot; toe.
- (transport, historical) A double-ended side spike driven through a hole in the flange of a rail on a tramway.
- A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.
- The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
- Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
- (film) A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
- (poker slang) An underdog.
- (cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.
- (slang) A sexually aggressive man.
- (slang) A man, guy, chap.
- (uncountable) The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- someone who is morally reprehensible
- metal supports for logs in a fireplace
- a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
- informal term for a man
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
adj
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
- (transitive, slang) To criticize.
- (intransitive, transitive) To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
- (transitive, military) To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
- (transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.
- (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
- (intransitive, emerging usage in British) To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
- go after with the intent to catch
noun
- (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
- A song, or short musical composition.
- The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
- A melody.
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
intj
verb
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- (transitive) To set (lyrics) to music.
- To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- (fandom slang) to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- (transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- adjust for (better) functioning
noun
verb
- (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- (transitive) To give tick; to trust.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- sew
noun
- A slight speck.
- A tap or light touch.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- (ornithology) A whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- a metallic tapping sound
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- a light mattress
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb
- (informal, usually passive) To obtain.
- (transitive) To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
- (transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- (transitive, birdwatching) To make an observation of (a bird species).
- (transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- (transitive) To possess, own.
- (transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
- (transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- (transitive) To give birth to.
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
- (transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- (transitive) To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is a small clause.)
- (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- (transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
- (transitive) To capture or actively hold someone's attention or interest.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- (transitive) To grasp the meaning of; comprehend.
- Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
- (dated outside Ireland, transitive) To be able to speak (a language).
- (transitive, in the negative, often in continuous tenses) To allow; to tolerate.
- (British, slang, transitive) To defeat in a fight; take.
- (transitive) To experience, go through, undergo.
- (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- (transitive) To accept as a romantic partner.
- (British, slang, transitive) To inflict punishment or retribution on.
- (transitive) To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- (transitive) To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- undergo
- achieve a point or goal
- have as a feature
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- get something; come into possession of
- be confronted with
- have a personal or business relationship with someone
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- have ownership or possession of
- receive willingly something given or offered
- cause to be born
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- suffer from; be ill with
- organize or be responsible for
- have sex with; archaic use
noun
verb
- (informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
- (transitive) To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).
- (informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
- (informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.
- do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
verb
- (informal, idiomatic) To engage in a futile activity.
- (slang, idiomatic, derogatory, dismissal) To go away; get lost; go to hell; to waste one's own time (with some other meaningless task) rather than waste the speaker's time with something equally irritating or pointless.
- (informal, idiomatic) To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
verb
adj
- (nautical) Keeping upright.
- (informal) Expensive, pricey.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- (professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- Potent.
- (informal) Dead, deceased.
- (golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
- (slang, of the penis) Erect.
- (mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- (figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
- (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
- (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- strong, vigorous
- rigidly formal
- not moving or operating freely
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- very drunk
adv
noun
- (prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
- (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
- (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- (slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
- (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
- (US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
- the dead body of a human being
- an ordinary man
adv
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- (nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.
- To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction.
- On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- in the area or vicinity
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- all around or on all sides
- in rotation or succession
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
adj
prep
- (figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- (with 'to' and verb infinitive) See about to.
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
- Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.
- On one’s person; nearby the person.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
verb
adj
- (informal) Nonoperational; not functioning.
- (informal) Nonoperating; not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
- (informal, medicine) Nonoperative; not using or requiring surgical treatment.
- (informal, LGBTQ, of a transgender or transsexual person) Having chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
noun
adj
- (informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
- (informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- made of or resembling flakes
- made of or easily forming flakes
adj
- (figurative) Inactive; undeveloped.
- (of agricultural land) Ploughed but left unseeded for more than one planting season.
- Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.
- (of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.
- left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
- undeveloped but potentially useful
noun
verb
adj
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- weakened and infirm
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
verb
adj
adj
noun
- The back seat of an automobile, van, or bus.
- (newspaper, publishing) A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
- A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
- A back bench in a courtroom.
- The back pew of a church.
- A position of secondary importance.
- (politics, UK, New Zealand, often attributive) In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the front benches and occupied by members of each party group who are not party leaders, cabinet ministers, holders of offices such as the whips, etc.
- The back row of a classroom.
- any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons